Harp Lute, ca. 1815, London, England, United Kingdom, British, Wood, lacquered and gilded, Overall: 35.2 x 12.9 x 84.1 cm (13 7/8 x 5 1/16 x 33 1/8 in.), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, Edward Light (British, London ca. 1747–ca. 1832 London), The harplike pillar supports diatonically tuned bass strings to extend the range of the fretted strings. The pitch of the bass strings could be raised a semitone by finger-operated ring stops that work very much like pedals on a harp
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Harp Lute, ca, 1815, London, England, United Kingdom, British, Wood, lacquered, gilded, Overall, 35.2 x 12.9 84.1 cm, 13 7/8 5 1/16 33 1/8, Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, Edward Light, London ca., 1747–ca., 1832, harplike, pillar, supports, diatonically, tuned, bass, strings, extend, range, fretted strings, pitch, bass, raised, semitone, finger-operated ring, stops, work, pedals, harp
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