Chromatic accordion
Alternate name(s)
- Piano accordion
- Accordéon-orgue
- Harmoniflute
Maker
Mayer-Marix
Date1860-1880 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelHarmoniflute
Serial No.none
SignedCircular badge attached above keyboard, likely of shell: L’HARMONIFLUTE / MAYER MARIX / FACTEUR / BREVTE S. G. D. G. / ParisMarkingsHandwritten under missing metal piece at bass end of keyboard: 2
DescriptionChromatic, 3 octave piano-style keyboard (f-f) with bone natural keys and ebony accidental keys. 1 register pull. 4-fold bellows with blue paper. Extendable wooden treble casing with spring-activated locking mechanism. Later models of this instrument were fitted to a stand with a pedal for operating the bellows.
DimensionsLength: 482 mm (19 in)
Width: 178 mm (7 in)
Height: 305 mm (12 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04953
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