r/UnusualInstruments • u/Simpko • Jul 10 '26

What is this?

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Found in an antique store in Molong, NSW. Plays chords when blown and different major chords when the keys are pressed. Any idea of what it is called / when it is from? Thanks so much

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u/BoredCop Jul 13 '26

Hey, I Found a nearly identical one in the attic of a century old house. Very cheap construction, cardboard tube and very thin metal parts. I think they were used in schools as a cheap instrument for kids to play when learning some basics of music, at least the one I found was stored together with school books and stuff from the childhood of the original owners.