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The accordina or a short history of wind accordions
Episode 02 – P. A. Kayser, 1829
Piano-éolien
An instrument by Philippe-Auguste Kayser, a doctor in Strasbourg (France), patented in June 1829. Another ancestor of the accordina, equipped with a keyboard with piano keys (as would later be the melodica) with free metal reeds, which are set into vibration by the musician’s breath.
To be continued…
Illustration: Extract from the patent
