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reed organ
noun
- a musical keyboard instrument, as the harmonium or American organ, having small metal reeds through which air is forced to produce the sound.
reed organ
noun
- a wind instrument, such as the harmonium, accordion, or harmonica, in which the sound is produced by reeds, each reed producing one note only
- a type of pipe organ, such as the regal, in which all the pipes are fitted with reeds
Word History and Origins
Origin of reed organ1
Example Sentences
One tribe squatted under fluttering flags with the Star of David and the Cross, keeping time with a table - a bongo-type drum - a tambourine and a portable reed organ.
One tribe squatted under fluttering flags with the Star of David and the Cross, keeping time with a table — a bongo-type drum — a tambourine and a portable reed organ.
“A reed organ is a small foot pedal organ that was a regulation instrument in pre-war Japanese elementary schools,” she explains.
Ninety-nine functional reed organs sit inside the Reed Conklin Organ Museum - which is the former site of Hanover High School.
Mr. Cha-Beach, meanwhile, marshaled an eclectic array of instruments including a bellows reed organ and a musical saw.
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