The steïrische or Styrian harmonica is a specific kind of diatonic bisonoric accordion that continues to be used in folkloristic music of the Czech Republic, Austria, the German state of Bavaria, the Italian South Tyrol, and Slovenia.
Steïrische is an adjective that comes from Viennese dialect and pertains to folk music as a whole. It is not related to the nearby state of Styria or Steiermark, although the instrument is called the Styrian accordion in English. It was around 1876 when the first instruments were made.
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