reed organ
noun [ C ] uk/ˈriːd ˌɔː.ɡən/ us/ˈriːd ˌɔːr.ɡən/
簧风琴，簧片风琴
a musical instrument with a keyboard that makes sounds when metal reeds (= thin pieces of metal) are made to vibrate by air
The harmonium and melodeon are reed organs. 簧风琴和美乐琴琴都是簧片风琴。
Reed organs were less expensive and required less space than pipe organs. 簧风琴比管风琴便宜，所需空间也小一些。
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- The concertina is a portable reed organ similar in principle to the accordion.
- Before that, we had reed organs that had to be pumped, either by the organist or by the deacons.
- Estey became the world's largest maker of reed organs.