Donald Satz wrote regarding an "Ondes Martenot":

>Odd though it may sound, the instrument was invented by a Frenchman named
>Maurice Martenot.  It's electronic and produces single sounds through a
>keyboard controlling the frequencies from an oscillator.  It's been most
>used by French composers including Messiaen, Honneger, Koechlin, Milhaud,
>and Boulez.  It's the most popular French invention after French bread.

Isn't the exactly what a basic electric/electronic organ is?

Bob Draper
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