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Mundorgel (f)

(with) definite article: die
plural: = singular; (with) definite article: die

Mouth organ (Southeast Asia)

Identical types: 20
Mouth organ

This term, used by Schwörer, doesn’t occur in dictionaries, but the official translation (Mundharmonika) defines an entirely different, usually much smaller, instrument.

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Sources

Schwörer, Gretel: Die Mundorgel bei den Laˇ Hu_ in Nord-Thailand: Bauweise, Funktion und Musik, 1: Darstellung. Hamburg, 1982, title & passim.