squeezebox
Handheld bellows instrument
A squeezebox is any musical instrument that produces sound by compressing bellows to force air across reeds—accordions, concertinas, and bandoneons.
The name captures the playing action: you squeeze the box to make music.
He pulled out the old squeezebox and played a polka.
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- melodeonSmall pump organ
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
keyboard · button · bass · treble · diatonic · chromatic · registers · coupler
Bouncy partnered folk step
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- musetteFrench folk aerophone
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- zydecoCreole roots music
klezmer · ceilidh · jig · reel · tarantella · mazurka · hoedown · folk
Public performance for donations
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- festivalOrganized public celebration
gig · hootenanny · ceilidh · cantina · tavern · plaza · fiesta · shindig
Tightly packed together
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- portableAble to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
accordion
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- melodeonSmall pump organ
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
reed · keyboard · button · bass · treble · diatonic · chromatic · registers · coupler · straps
polka
Bouncy partnered folk step
zydeco · klezmer · ceilidh · jig · reel · tarantella · mazurka · hoedown · folk · cumbia
busking
Public performance for donations
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
festival · gig · hootenanny · ceilidh · cantina · tavern · plaza · fiesta · shindig · variety
compact
Tightly packed together
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- portableAble to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
travel-friendly · carriable · strapped · self-contained · mobile
vintage
Quality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- antiqueOld valued collectible
heritage · sentimental · bygone · retro · sepia · timeless · wistful · classic · memories · folk-tradition
- accordionaccordion, piano accordion, registers, concertina, button layout
- street instrumentsguitar, harmonica, accordion, banjo, fiddle
- free reedsharmonica, accordion, concertina, melodica, harmonium
- Zydecozydeco, Cajun music, Creole music, accordion, accordion music
- Musettemusette, accordion, diatonic, Montmartre, cafe music
squeezeboxpiano
Keyed percussion instrument
organ · harpsichord · synthesizer · keyboard · grand piano
squeezeboxgrand piano
Large horizontal keyboard instrument
Steinway · pipe organ · harp · violin · cello
squeeze, squeezing, squeezed, squeezer, squeezable, squeeze box, unsqueezed