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handbell

bell designed to be rung by hand
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handbell

Summary

handbell is a type of musical instrument[1]. handbell draws 1,516 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #165 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • handbell's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • handbell is a type of idiophone[4].
  • handbell is a type of bell[5].
  • handbell's Commons category is recorded as Handbells[6].
  • handbell's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 111.242.222[7].
  • handbell's different from is recorded as bell[8].

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Definition and Type

handbell's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include idiophone[4] and bell[5].

Why It Matters

handbell draws 1,516 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #165 of 399).[2] handbell has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] handbell is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → handbell-ringing
    Different from → bell
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: handbell-ringing, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289935137|handbell ringing (#289935137)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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