What is this Instrument in an Orchestra...

[CiderMonkey]

I saw the LSO play a couple of weeks ago and in the percussion section at the back was a bizarre instrument - does anyone know what it's called...it was standing on the floor and looked like about 10 silver pipes mounted vertically. The guy hit them with a hammer type thing. I've never seen one before!

[Octavius]

Chimes ?

http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textc/Chimes.html

[Bonzo 2000]

Tubular Bells

[Tweed]

Glockenspiel

[sddsddean]

I'd say Tubular Bells.Look at this http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/music/imgmus/tbell.jpg

[Octavius]

Chimes and Tubular Bells are the same

[CiderMonkey]

yep, it's Chimes/Tubular Bells. Thanks for that!

[Haggisdj]

Listen to the album Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield... it's still amazing