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Mélophones

Scope note

Portable reed organs invented in Paris in 1837, shaped like a guitar, harp, or violoncello with a keyboard on the neck and a bellows operated by a handle at the other end.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042822

Broader Terms used

reed organs

Equivalent Terms used

mélophone

Created

13yrs ago

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