Colison

Colison 1. *glass harmonica or glass chime invented by Martin Kratschvil in the early 19th c.; 2. chordophone invented by Maslowski of Poznan in 1804, in form of an upright piano with a 4-oct. compass. Instead of keys it had a number of wooden bars that were stroked by the player's fingers, thereby setting the strings in vibration. Its inventor took it to Berlin in 1805, but it did not become popular (38, 176). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Buchner, Alexandr…