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Thread #125561   Message #2781825
Posted By: Rowan
05-Dec-09 - 11:32 PM
Thread Name: Concertina inventor(s)
Subject: RE: Concertina inventor(s)
From memory, Gurney, the instrument ypur first sentence describes was known as the Symphonium. The Chinese Sheng apparently made an appearance at a Paris (?) trade fair in 1809.

Cheers, Rowan