The answer to this question depends on where I am. If I am at work, the term "bell tree" refers to a tall, multi-armed floor stand that several handbells can be hung on in order for one person to play them with a short mallet having a rubber ball tip.
On any other occasion, I use "bell tree" as an abbreviated form of "Chinese bell tree," which is a percussion instrument made up of a series of small, graduated cup bells, usually 26 in number, stacked together on a two-foot tall metal stand and played with a mallet having a brass head.
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