Regal, ca. 1575, Nürnberg, Germany, German, Wood, various materials, 27 × 11 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (68.6 × 29.2 × 14 cm), Aerophone-Organ, possibly Georg Voll (German, Nuremberg active ca. 1540–ca. 1575, Nuremberg), This reed organ would have required two people to play it. One person would operate the keys, and the second person would pump the two bellows on the back of the regal to supply air. The pipes of a regal are fitted with brass reeds that vibrate when air rushes past them, producing a somewhat nasal sound
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Regal, ca, 1575, Nürnberg, Germany, German, Wood, various materials, 27, 11 1/2, 5, 68.6, 29.2, 14 cm, Aerophone-Organ, possibly, Georg Voll, Nuremberg active ca., 1540–ca., Nuremberg, reed, organ, required two, people, play, person, operate, keys, second person, pump, two bellows, back, regal, supply air, pipes, fitted, brass reeds, vibrate, air rushes, past, producing, somewhat nasal, sound
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