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The Bontempi B3 is not an electronic musical instrument. Rather, it is a reed organ powered by a fan, and generates sound by changing the routing of air through reeds when a key is pressed. It only has one sound, although it does have a chord accompaniment section with six chords (Bb, F, C, G, D, and A).

There were a few visual variants of the B3, with some having a cream-colored case with red and white trim, and others having a gray case with white and black trim, but they all function identically.

Specifications

Keyboard: 25 mini keys

Polyphony: 25 notes

Preset Patches: 1

Power Consumption: 16 watts (220v, 50Hz)

Rating

Sound Samples

WAV samples available on freewavesamples.com.

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