A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.
('con·ser·'tee·nuh). A hexagonel-shaped, free-reed, bellows instrument played with keys (buttons) on both ends.
free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
a small accordion -like instrument
a sort of retarded accordion -- if one can imagine anything less intellectually stimulating than an accordion
a sound investment in Music, Pleasure, and Profit
a wind musical instrument comprised of bellows and two keyboards
Small, free-reed, bellows-operated instrument similar to an accordion; hexagonal in shape, with button keys.
A concertina, like the various accordions, is a member of the free-reed family of instruments. It was invented in 1844 by Sir Charles Wheatstone. Concertinas typically have buttons on both ends and are distinguished from an accordion (piano or button) by the direction of their button travel when pushed.