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Some were even built with pedal keyboards, which required the use of an assistant to run the bellows or, for some of the later models, an electrical pump. These larger instruments were mainly intended for home use, such as allowing organists to practise on an instrument on the scale of a pipe organ, but without the physical size or volume of ...
The pump organ, reed organ or harmonium, was the other main type of organ before the development of the electronic organ. It generated its sounds using reeds similar to those of an accordion . Smaller, cheaper and more portable than the corresponding pipe instrument, these were widely used in smaller churches and in private homes, but their ...
The most likely precursor to free reed aerophones is the Jew's harp, [4] an instrument known to many cultures throughout the world, and by many names (e.g., k'uang in ancient China). [5] In this instrument, the main sound producer is the vibrating reed tongue itself, rather than the air flow.
The Estey Organ Company was an organ manufacturer based in Brattleboro, Vermont, founded in 1852 by Jacob Estey.At its peak, the company was one of the world's largest organ manufacturers, employed about 700 people, and sold its high-quality items as far away as Africa, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.
This category is a collection of articles relating to the organ (the musical instrument), including pipe organs, electronic organs, organists and related topics. Related topics include Category:Electric and electronic keyboard instruments
The Indian harmonium is derived from reed organ designs developed in France. Originally, these were large instruments, designed to be played sitting on a chair, which allowed one to pump the instrument using foot pedals. [4] Over time, Europeans designed smaller harmoniums, like the guide-chant, which included manually pumped bellows. [5]
The path towards Partch's use of many unique instruments was a gradual one. [2] Partch began in the 1920s using traditional instruments, and wrote a string quartet in just intonation (now lost). [3] [4] He had his first specialized instrument built for him in 1930—the Adapted Viola, a viola with a cello's neck fitted on it. [3]
Musicians with cornua and a water organ, detail from the Zliten mosaic, 2nd century CE. The water organ or hydraulic organ (Greek: ὕδραυλις) (early types are sometimes called hydraulos, hydraulus or hydraula) is a type of pipe organ blown by air, where the power source pushing the air is derived by water from a natural source (e.g. by a waterfall) or by a manual pump.