I was just visiting New York City this weekend (no Melissa sightings,
unfortunately!) and checked out the musical instrument exhibit at the
Metropolitan , and there was at least one Melophone--it's a free reed
instrument with the bellows somewhat concealed in a guitar-shaped body. If
I recall correctly, it was invented by a Parisian in around the middle of
the 18th century. Only made for a brief while (think eight-track
tapes)....It was comforting to see what a mess it looked when opened
up--makes HG maintenance seem like a breeze (oops, pun unintended...)
Nan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Bramley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Antique Hurdy Gurdy's
Does anyone know what the Melophone on that site is? I've tried googling
Melophone but only come up with brass instruments, which that clearly
isn't.
Cheers
Ruthie
Seth Hamon wrote:
this site has the pics...
http://home.comcast.net/~musictreasures/antmisc.htm
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Emusictreasures/antmisc.htm>
