How to make xylophone keys

1. What are xylophone keys made of?
2. What is a xylophone with metal keys called?
3. Are xylophone keys the same as piano?

What are xylophone keys made of?

Some teaching instruments for schools are made with keys fabricated from synthetic materials, but a true xylophone must have rosewood keys. Resonators are made from aluminum tubing that is also acquired in bulk from a specialty metal fabricator.

What is a xylophone with metal keys called?

In this way, it is similar to the xylophone, although the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, thus making it a metallophone. ...

Are xylophone keys the same as piano?

The xylophone originally came from Africa and Asia, but has a Greek name that means "wood sound." The modern xylophone has wooden bars or keys arranged like the keys of the piano, which the player hits with a mallet.