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Electromechanical instruments

Scope note

Musical instruments that produce sound by means of rotating tone-wheels which themselves produce no acoustic sound but create a regular fluctuation in an electrical circuit which can be converted into an audio signal.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000194232

Broader Terms used

electrophones

Narrower Terms used

Hammond organs (TM)

Equivalent Terms used

electromechanical instrument

Created

13yrs ago

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