Melodika

Melodika 1. pipe organ in form of a small grand-piano case, some 3 1/2 ft. long, invented by Johann Andreas Stein of Augsburg in 1772, intended for melody playing only. It has a single stop of flue pipes and a compass g0-c4. When it was set on a piano, the performer could play the bass on the piano with his left hand. The pipes were arranged horizontally. A feature of the Melodika was the volume control obtained by means of touch; 2. aeoline invented by Wilhelm Vollmer & Son of Berlin in 1820…