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Musette* (f)

(with) definite article: la

bagpipe term also used for jew’s harp, mouth organ, accordion, &c.

Identical types: 6

NOT a bagpipe, but a "button accordion"; NB: homonyms, &c.

Sources

Ammer, Christine: The facts on file dictionary of music. New York, 2004 [4th ed.], p.252 (musette, 3).

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Google books (Ammer [Find "button accordion"; NB: incl. quotation marks!)]).