<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">striking blocks</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>gavels</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>acoustic equipment</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial sound devices</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>blocks, striking</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>striking block</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Pieces of wood or another material, used to receive the blow of a hammer or other device for the purpose of producing sound. An example is the disk-shaped striking block used with a gavel (ceremonial mallet) in courts, as when a judge bangs a gavel to start a session. ]]></note></mads>