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American organ

noun

  1. a reed organ having a suction bellows that draws the air in through the reeds.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of American organ1

First recorded in 1875–80
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The American organ shortage is acute, despite a depressing uptick in the potential pool of donors in recent years thanks to the opioid crisis.

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The festival will also include a performance by the flamboyant American organ virtuoso, Cameron Carpenter, who has been described as the 'bad boy of the organ world'.

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In the back, where the young married daughter took up her position on a sofa, were a piano and an American organ.

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Here are some commonplaces that should be iterated in some shape every time an American organ of opinion goes to press.

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The arrangement of reed compartments in American organs does not essentially differ from that of harmoniums; but there are often two keyboards, and then the solo and combination stops are found on the upper manual.

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