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Double-action harp

Double-action harp (Fr.: harpe à double mouvement; Ger.: Doppelpedalharfe; It.: arpa con doppio movimento), modern harp with 7 pedals, each provided with half and whole hitches to raise the tone by 1 and by 2 semitones respectively. For details see: harp.

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