Apollo Lyre, 1848–53, New York?, United States?, American, various materials, H. cm (32-3/4 in.), Greatest W. cm (15-1
Apollo Lyre, 1848–53, New York?, United States?, American, various materials, H. cm (32-3/4 in.), Greatest W. cm (15-1/2 in.), D. cm (4-3/4 in.), Aerophone-Free Reed-harmonium, This instrument, the only known example of its kind, was probably inspired by the melophone, which a French player presented in a concert in New York in 1841. The upward-pointing handles produce pressure and suction to sound a diatonic scale, as in an accordion or harmonica
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