1920s Walberg & Auge Folding Glockenspiel

Concert-grade glockenspiels aren't just everywhere. This one sounds tremendous and has that "you can hear it in your skull" sort-of vibe. It's loud, carries well, and has a lot of nice overtones humming all over the place.

It's all-original, comes with two sets of mallets, and is in good shape save a little of the felt starting to wear under the bars. It's so resonant that when placed on a table and played, the case itself rattles a little on the low notes. I think you can hear that in the clip now and then -- as soon as I damp the case with my hands it goes away. I'll be looking into that before long, though, to see if I can damp it with felt or foam.

The case is missing its handle and there's a mysterious "extra C" bar, but basically it's more-or-less ready to go. The whole thing with the case closed weighs a lot, though, so be prepared to be lugging weight if you plan to drag this to concerts. The bigger the bar, the better the sound...!