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Old Crank Reed Organ is Kalliston Organette
By Nicholas Simons

[ Ref. Frank Chadwick in 151109 MMDigest --

The photos of the bust-up old reed organ are of a Kalliston.  This is
a very rare organette that plays endless zinc bands that circumnavigate
the entire instrument.  If the keyframe has 28 keys I think it may be
the Kalliston Model AGS, which has 24 playing notes and 4 un-tuned
bells.  It is certainly worth keeping and may well be of interest to
a collector or restorer of organettes.

Nicholas Simons, GB

 [ MMDigest articles about this organette are indexed at
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/K/kalliston.html  and
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/E/euphonium.html 
 [ -- Robbie



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