typophone

== English == === Etymology === From Greek τύπος (týpos) + Greek φωνή (foní), equivalent to typo- +‎ -phone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaɪpəˌfoʊn/ === Noun === typophone (plural typophones) A musical keyboard instrument that produces sound by striking tuned brass rods that are coupled to a spruce soundboard. It was a precursor to the celesta.