hand accordion

Classification: 4 Aerophones / 41 Free aerophones / 412 Interruptive free aerophones / 412.1 Idiophonic interruptive aerophones or reeds / 412.13 Free reeds / 412.132 Sets of free reeds / 412.132-62-8 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir, with keyboard
Maker: Unknown
Owner: Franciszek Kotula Ethnographic Museum in Rzeszów
Inventory number: MRE 8380
Description: hand button accordion, three-row keyboard: 15 + 16 + 16 melodic keys and 36 bass keys (3x12); single-section bellows made of 12 folds
Decoration: edges finished with metal ferrules; body decorated with openwork carvings; a stylised lyre in the centre
Measurements: 260 x 195 x 355 mm
Materials: wood, metal, leather, white and grey mother-of-pearl, plastic
Catalog card by: Jolanta Pękacz / Zbigniew J. Przerembski


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