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organocleide

· January 15, 2016 ·

. Sometimes called mandoline basse, because the rapidly repeating notes of the "mandoline" format are extended into the bass section of the comb of a musical box to give sustained low tones, and the overall tonal scale of the program is generally pitched an octave lower to take advantage of this feature.

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