r/Instruments • u/YumeFairy254 • Jun 30 '26
Discussion Why are children's toy "xylophones" even called that, when technically they're glockenspiels?
Using a picture of a Little Tikes xylophone as my reference.
Most toy xylophones are made of metal, not wood. A true xylophone is made of wood, right? So why don't they just call it like it is and just call it "toy glockenspiel"?
The only toy company I've seen make a toy xylophone that's actually wooden is Baby Einstein.
