name of a musical instrument

[ormesbyannie]

Hi, I would like to know the name of a musical instrument. It is blown, is made of plastic with large colored keys which look like those of a piano, the body is oblong. I suspect it is more for a young person to play.

[delboy3]

a melodica?

http://www.musiccorner.co.uk/index.php?cPath=5 _338

[TheWinner]

I agree with the answer MELODICA, as I have one!

[taliesin238]

LOL thats mad cos i was thinking about these today after watching an orchestra on tv playing them!! Wonder ormesbyannie were u watching the same thing as i have been and thats what inspired you to ask about them???

Why are you called ormesbyannie btw?? Im only curious cos i live just at the foot of the great orme in llandudno!! Orme means sea monster in norse language!!

[ormesbyannie]

It's actually my wife, she works in the local branch library at a place called Ormesby which is near Middlesbrough and her name is Annette. She tried various usernames and it was her Librarian who came up with this one