A massive instrument consisting of a set of at least 23 bronze, cup-shaped bells hung
in the bell tower of a church or municipal entity. Commonly found on American college
campuses. The bells are played by keyboards resembling the form of a typical keyboard,
but in which the keys are large lever-like sticks called batons. The batons can be
pressed down by hands (and feet, as carillons often have pedal keyboards in addition
to hand keyboards) to mechanically activate levers and wires connected to metal clappers
that strike the inside of the bells.
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