Reed Organs

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Melodeon (organ)
... The Pump organ is a type of organ that generates its sounds using free metal reeds with a foot-operated vacuum bellows ... Smaller, cheaper and more portable than pipe organs, reed organs were widely used in smaller churches and in private homes in the 19th century, but their volume and tonal range are limited, and they ... Reed organs were largely replaced by electronic organs, but there remain a number of enthusiasts ...
Reed Organ - Structure and Method of Sound Production
... In the generation of its tones, a reed organ is similar to an accordion or concertina, but not in its installation, as an accordion is held in both hands whereas a reed ... Reed organs are operated either with pressure or with suction bellows ... In North America and the United Kingdom, a reed organ with pressure bellows is referred to as a harmonium, whereas in continental Europe, any reed organ is called a harmonium regardless of whether it has pressure or ...
Melodeon (organ) - Sound Production
... In the generation of its tones, a reed organ is similar to an accordion or concertina, but not in its installation, as an accordion is held in both hands whereas a reed organ is usually positioned on the floor in ... Reed organs are operated either with pressure or with suction bellows ... In North America and the United Kingdom, a reed organ with pressure bellows is referred to as a harmonium, whereas in continental Europe, any reed organ ...
Electronic Organ - History - Tonewheel Organs (1930s-)
... See also Hammond organ After the fail of Teleharmonium business, similar designs called tonewheel organs were continuously developed For example Robb Wave ... (Germany) — optical-tonewheel sampling organ, marketed in 1935-1940s One of the earlier electronic tonewheel organ was conceived and manufactured by Morse Robb, of the Robb Wave Organ Company ... Built in Belleville, Ontario, The Robb Wave Organ predates its much more successful competitor Hammond by patent and manufacture, but shut down its operations in 1938 due to ...
Reed Organ - History
... The reed organ was popular in the late 19th century, replacing the melodion ... in piano manufacturing technology in the early 1900s made pianos more affordable, causing reed organs to fall out of favor ... Other reasons for the replacement of reed organs were their wavering status somewhere between a sacred pipe organ surrogate and a secular home instrument and the lack of original compositions for reed ...

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