dulcitone

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌlsɪtəʊn/

noun

  • a musical keyboard instrument in which a series of steel tuning forks are struck by hammers. It was invented in the late 19th century and was superseded by the celesta.

Origin:

late 19th century: coined by T. Machell, the instrument's inventor, from Latin dulcis 'sweet' + tonus 'tone'