Celestine

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A cölestine is an organ harmonica with three manuals , of which the top one operated a glass harmonica , the middle one a pipework and the lower one an apparatus for imitating several wind and string instruments . The Cölestine was invented in 1800 by the deputy principal zinc in Hesse-Homburg. A total of 14 instruments could be imitated. The interior design remained a secret of the inventor.

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  • Curt Sachs : Real Lexicon of Musical Instruments , 1913