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Piano Organ, ca. 1785
Franz Xaver Christophs (Vienna, Austria)
-Dimensions: Width: 164 cm x Height: 92 cm
-Range: 5 octaves
-Other Notes: This is a combination instrument; A stop is used to switch between piano and organ. Other stops include a damper and register switch for the piano, and 4 registers for the organ. The last photo is taken from above - the keyboard lifts to expose the mechanisms for the organ.
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Davui(shell trumpet), ca. 1800s
Unknown (Fiji)
-Materials: Body: Conch shell • Handle: Plant fibers
-Length: 35.5 cm
-Other Notes: Embouchure is cut into the end of the shell with a fingerhole cut into the side.
Source:Boston-MFA
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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.
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Uilleann pipes, ca. 1850
Michel Egan (England)
-Materials: Leather, ebony, oak, ivory, brass
-Other Notes: A type of bagpipes that use a bellows rather than a mouthpiece.
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