Laudaphone
 |
Origins: |
Germany |
| Date: |
pre-1898 |
| Materials: |
Wood, Metal, Rubber |
Collection: Stearns, no. 738
Description
This portable wooden keyboard, also known as a klavierharmonika
, resembles a lap organ but operates on much the same principles as a harmonica. The keyboard controls twenty-five free metal reeds. Air is blown into the wind-chest through a rub
ber tube. Range of keyboard: two octaves (c to c"). Length, 44.8 cm; width, 14 cm; depth, 10 cm.
More Information:
Harmonica and Keyboard Mechanisms
