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military band organ

· January 15, 2016 ·

Mainly American usage to designate a band organ with exposed brass pipes on the front, although in the 1920s Wurlitzer used the military adjective to designate certain band organs without brass pipes. * Synonyms: skating rink organ, trumpet organ (mainly used to describe early barrel-operated models).

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