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Arab golden age - self-playing instruments. Anyone remember them? (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Saw a demonstration video of this several years ago but can't find it. they had it on display in a museum and it was a self-playing instrument, I wanna say it was similar to an accordion? but maybe something else

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Book of Ingenious Devices by the Banū Mūsā brothers