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Pedal harp.

Technical description: Concert pedal harp. 8 pedals. Body of sycamore. Painted soundboard which hides the grain of the wood. Compass E?? - E??, six octaves, 43 strings. Double action. The tuning-pins tune from the right-hand side (looking from the player's position). Iron square headed tuning-pins. Overall length of the tuning-pins can be altered by adjusting brass plates which hold the string bearing nuts. Pedal for opening slots in the back of the instrument by a mechanism comparable to that of a nag's head swell; slots range in size from 179×73 to 151×30. Double hitched pedals. The back is in the shape of a smooth curve. Brass plates on the head through which the tuning mechanism works. E?? - E?? strings overspun.Technical description: Concert pedal harp. 8 pedals. Body of sycamore. Painted soundboard which hides the grain of the wood. Compass E?₁ - E??, six octaves, 43 strings. Double action. The tuning-pins tune from the right-hand side (looking from the player's position). Iron square headed tuning-pins. Overall length of the tuning-pins can be altered by adjusting brass plates which hold the string bearing nuts. Pedal for opening slots in the back of the instrument by a mechanism comparable to that of a nag's head swell; slots range in size from 179×73 to 151×30. Double hitched pedals. The back is in the shape of a smooth curve. Brass plates on the head through which the tuning mechanism works. E?₁ - E?₂ strings overspun.

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