Foot-pumped reed organs were quite popular here in the U.S. flatlands in the early part of the century. Apparently they were deemed not to require as much tuning and other maintenance as pianos. A few were to be found as church organs - mostly in small rural churches - late into the '50s.

These instruments looked more like an upright piano than like the harmonia pictured in alison's clicky, but worked somehwat the same. They show up fairly often in antique shops and estate sales now, with occasional samples in quite good shape.

The one my granny had probably dated to the 1920's or before, and was still playable as late as 1950 or so, probably with no maintenance during its lifetime. Sadly, when one of the (2) pedal bellows failed, an uncle "salvaged" it for the good walnut panels, and it "went away."

John