 Walnut reed organ. John Church and Co, Cincinnati, Ohio. late 1800s. Image by Boygold, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Melodeon Various ArtistsPump organ Pump organ Free-reed organ musical instrument Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Harmonium (disambiguation) and Melodeon (disambiguation). The pump organ or reed organ is a type of organ that uses free reeds to generate sound, with air passing over vibrating thin metal strips mounted in a frame. Types include the pressure-based harmonium, the suction reed organ (which employs a vacuum system), and the Indian harmonium. Historical examples include the Kunstharmonium and the American reed organ, while earlier forms include the physharmonica and the seraphine.[1] Quick facts Keyboard instrument, Other names ... Pump organ John Church and Co. pump organ Keyboard instrument Other names Reed organ Harmonium Classification Aerophone Hornbostel–Sachs classification 412.132 (Free reed aerophone) Inventor Gabriel-Joseph… (Source: Wikipedia)
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