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Preferred term

Barrel organs  

Definition

  • Mechanical pipe organs operated by a rotary handle, which both works the bellows to supply air and turns a pinned cylinder which, as it is turned, raises keys which cause the sounding of the appropriate pipes [AAT 94]

Entry terms

  • BARREL-ORGANS
  • DUTCH ORGANS
  • Grinder organs
  • HANDLE ORGANS
  • Hand organs
  • MECHANICAL PIPE ORGANS, BARREL ORGANS
  • Organs, barrel
  • PIPE ORGANS, MECHANICAL, BARREL ORGANS
  • Street organs

Notation

  • 112977

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-LV6H6LTX-T

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