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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1Clavicembalo Verticale — See clavictherium.
2Clavier — See orphica.
3Claviharp — Plucked Strings. Europe, Invented in 1815 by Christian Dietz, of Paris. The case was harp-shaped and upright. The strings were of wire. A keyboard operated a series of finger-like hooks, which plucked the strings, and produced an effect similar to that of the ordinary harp. Each hook after plucking resumed its position, owing to the leaden weight which was attached to it. One pedal operated an automatic muffling apparatus, another controlled a strip of cloth performing the duties of a damper, and another was connected with a swell shutter.
4Colangee — Plucked Strings. Africa. An instrument coming from the Soudan, and similar to the wambee. See wambee.
5Concertina — Free Reeds. England. Patented by Sir Charles Wheatstone, June 19th, 1829. It is hexagonal in shape, with a finger-board at each end between compressible bellows. The air is forced by the bellows against free metallic reeds. The notes placed on the lines of the musical staff are on the side of the instrument touched by the left hand, and those in spaces are played by the right hand. The C's are all marked in red, and the compass is about three and one-half octaves. The method of playing is very easy to learn. When in its glory, concerts were given, and William Cawdell, in 1865, issued a pamphlet extolling it and recommending it for general use. It could render classical music, and instruments of different pitches, such as treble, tenor, baryton and bass when played together were capable of producing rich and powerful effects. Signor Giulio Regondi, who appeared in London in 1865, created a furore with his concertina playing. Cawdell remarks that it would add greatly to the pleasure of traveling to be accompanied by one of them.
6Conch-Shell Trumpet — Cup Mouthpiece. A primitive instrument made of a conch-shell through which the performer blew.
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