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Handharmonika

Handharmonika (Ger.), name given to the accordion by makers who infringed Cyril Demian's privilege rights by copying his Akkordion. The word is still in use in certain Ger.-speaking areas (117). Klier, Karl M. Volkstümliche Musikinstrumente in den Alpen. Kassel, 1956.

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