footbass (Foot operated bass bellows)

~ Wind instrument

Description

Large square spring-containing bellows operated by the feet, it was used by accordion players as bass accompaniment in early 20th century Wallonia.

Relationships

from:Wallonie, Belgium
invented by:Joseph Alexandry (Instrument inventor) (in 1894)
type of:bellowed reed
Wikidata:Q20616435 [info]