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bar·rel or·gan
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Princeton's WordNet
barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, street organnoun
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
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barrel organnoun
A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel.
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barrel organ
A barrel organ is a mechanical musical instrument that plays melodies using a rotating cylinder or barrel, which activates the connected pipes or bells through pins or staples. The melodies are pre-determined and usually programmed into the barrel, requiring no actual musical skill to play. Barrel organs were often used by street musicians and were popular in fairgrounds and circuses.
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barrel organ
A barrel organ is a mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated. The basic principle is the same as a traditional pipe organ, but rather than being played by an organist, the barrel organ is activated either by a person turning a crank, or by clockwork driven by weights or springs. The pieces of music are encoded onto wooden barrels, which are analogous to the keyboard of the traditional pipe organ.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of barrel organ in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of barrel organ in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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