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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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amh7KZUXmOE

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

This isn't the exact one but thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Do you mean the sound or the mechanism of play was like an accordion? Organs can have a somewhat accordion sound. Here are some different types of organs (not Arab specifically) from Museum Speelklok. They specialize in self playing instruments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC6YgCLvt5g&t=57

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6CiJfJS0s4&t=53

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkh5zmPz4ZU&t=37

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I found YouTube links in your comment. Here are links to the same videos on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

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