Melophone, ca. 1850-1855Paris, France- Materials: Maple, Brass- Notes: Melophones are mechanically s

Melophone, ca. 1850-1855
Paris, France

-Materials: Maple, Brass
-Notes: Melophones are mechanically similar to accordions, categorized as a free reed instrument and uses double-bellows. The player pushes and pulls the lever at the bottom, and uses the buttons along the fingerboard for individual and simultaneous notes.