# Barrel piano

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  "title": "Barrel piano",
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  "numeric_address": "18155137071990370",
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Here are entered works on the mechanical piano, used chiefly by street musicians, in which a pinned barrel or cylinder is activated by a hand crank. Works on the small organ, used chiefly by street musicians, in which a barrel with pins or staples is activated by a hand crank, are entered under [Barrel organ.] Works on the bowed string instrument, usually shaped like a viol, with a crank at the end opposite the pegbox are entered under [Hurdy-gurdy.]

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Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97003394

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