electromechanical instruments

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Scope note
Musical instruments that produce sound by means of rotating tone-wheels which themselves produce no acoustic sound but create a regular fluctuation in an electrical circuit which can be converted into an audio signal.
electromechanical instruments
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025