Symphonium, ca. 1835, London, England, United Kingdom, British, nickel silver, ivory, brass, mother-of-pearl, Width across top 6

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Symphonium, ca. 1835, London, England, United Kingdom, British, nickel silver, ivory, brass, mother-of-pearl, Width across top 61 mm (2 3/8 in.); Height 70 mm (2 3/4 in.), Depth including ring 37 mm (1 7/16 in.), Aerophone-Free Reed-mouth organ, Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875), Invented in 1829 by the physicist Charles Wheatstone-the famous discoverer of the electric 'Wheatstone bridge'-the symphonium features two characteristics that he later used in his concertina: the same notes at pressure and suction, and alternative distribution of the diatonic tones to the right and left hand (C is for the right hand, D for the left, E for the right hand, etc

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