Editing Triangle (musical instrument) (section)

== Shaping and manufacturing  ==

[[File:Baquetes de triangle de la marca Chalklin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The triangle is struck with a metal rod called a "beater". Pictured are Chaklin brand metal beaters.]]
The modern triangle is [[eponym]]ously named after the [[triangle]], though one of the angles is left open with the ends of the bar not quite touching. This opening is used to keep the instrument from having a definite [[Pitch (music)|pitch]], creating many rich [[overtone]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/explore/instruments/percussion/triangle|title=Triangle, Philharmonia Orchestra|website=Philharmonia.co.uk|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref> It is generally suspended from one of the other corners, commonly by a piece of [[nylon]] [[fishing line]], leaving it free to vibrate.  Early examples of triangles include ornamental work at the open end, often in a scroll pattern.<ref name=":3" />  In modern times, the scroll pattern has been abandoned and triangles are made from either steel or brass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pas.org/docs/default-source/pasic-archives/triangle|title=About the Triangle|last=Grover, Neil|first=Whaley, Garwood}}</ref>