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Pressure vs. Vacuum Reed Organs
By Jan Kijlstra

Fritz Gellerman wrote:

> For the record, the comments in a recent message regarding "American"
> vs.  "European" reed organs was just reversed.  The American type were
> vacuum operated and the European type (usually called harmoniums) were
> pressure operated.  In the later years of the reed organ era, many
> European makers produced vacuum operated or "American" reed organs.

Oops! Correct!  Thanks for the correction.

Jan Kijlstra


(Message sent Thu 5 Jun 1997, 21:20:15 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

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