English

Spinning glass disks (bowls) on a common shaft are arranged with the lower notes (larger disks) to the left and higher notes (smaller disks) to the right.

Noun

glass harmonica ‎(plural glass harmonicas)

1. (music) A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin. See armonica.

Synonyms

• bowl organ
• glass armonica
• hydrocrystalophone
• hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica
• musical glasses

Derived terms

• glass harmonicist

See also

• glass harp

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