The boy's own book of indoor games and recreations : a popular encyclopædia for boys (1890)
Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910, Hutchison, George Andrew, 1841-1913 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 426
straighter the grain thetruer the sound ; and though hard wood, such as oak and mahogany, is as a rulethe best, yet pieces of ordinary deal will sometimes be found more musical. Someyears ago we remember hearing a harmonicon made entirely out of a bundle offirewood scattered along a couple of waxed… … harmonicon was quite a success. The notes being clear, sharp, and unmistakable,the very quick country dance and marching tunes could be delivered with greateffect owing to there being no blurring of sounds. In combination with a piano orviolin the xylophone is not to be despised, and in the…
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