Orphéon

Orphéon [Orpheus], 1. *bowed keyboard instr. of the second half of the 18th c., with 4 gut strings and rotating wheel; 2. organ stop imitative of the above, of metal flue pipes at 16' pitch, similar to a Geigend Prinzipal (133, 176). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Mahrenholz, Christian. Die Orgelregister, ihre Geschichte und ihr Bau. Kassel, 1942. Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913.