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phys-harmonica|faɪs-, fɪshɑːˈmɒnɪkə|
[f. Gr. ϕῦσα bellows + harmonica.]
A primitive form of harmonium, in which metal springs are set in vibration by a current of air; invented by Häckel of Vienna in 1818, and originally made to be attached to a piano. b. A kind of reed-stop on the organ, imitating the tone of this.
1838Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XVII. 476/2 Physharmonica, a musical instrument, in which the immediate sonorous bodies are springs of steel or of brass, thrown into vibration by a current of air impelled against them. 1852Seidel Organ 101 Phys-harmonica is a newly-invented reed-register, with a soft, agreeable tone. 1881Broadhouse Mus. Acoustics 176 Musical tones of this description are those of..phys⁓harmonica (harmonium, concertina, accordion) [etc.]. |