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Barrel organ

LC control no.sh 85011933
Topical headingBarrel organ
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Variant(s)Dutch organ
Grinder organ
Hand organ
Street organ
See alsoMechanical organs
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the small organ, used chiefly by street musicians, in which a barrel with pins or staples is activated by a hand crank. Works on the mechanical piano, used chiefly by street musicians, in which a pinned barrel or cylinder is activated by a hand crank are entered under Barrel piano. Works on the bowed string instrument, usually shaped like a viol, with a crank at the end opposite the pegbox are entered under Hurdy-gurdy.
Subject example tracingNotes under Barrel piano; Hurdy-gurdy