Heinrich Band (1821 – 1860) was the inventor of the

bandoneón The bandoneon (or bandonion, es, bandoneón) is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles. As with other members of the concertina family, the bandoneon is held ...

; this 'hand-organ-like' instrument is a reed instrument in the

concertina A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons (or keys) usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. The ...

family of instruments.

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Inventors of musical instruments People from Krefeld 1821 births 1860 deaths {{Germany-engineer-stub