Pedal harp

Japanese: pedal harp(英語表記)pedalharp
Pedal harp

...This system allows the player to hook the strings with their fingers onto small metal hooks attached to the arm to produce a semitone higher note. The pedal harp was first invented in 1697 by J. Hochbrucker of Bavaria to avoid the hassle of manual hook harps. This system has hooks called crochets connected to metal wires inside the arm, which hook onto the strings when the pedal is pressed down to produce a semitone higher note (crochet system)....

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pedal harp" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは,腕木に取り付けられた金属製の小さいフック(鉤)に指で弦を引っ掛けることにより,半音高い音が得られるしくみをもっていた。ペダル・ハープpedal harpは,手動式のフック・ハープの煩わしさを避けるために1697年バイエルン地方のJ.ホーホブリュッカーが初めて考案したものである。これは,クロシェcrochetと呼ばれる鉤が腕木内の金属線に連結されていて,ペダルを踏みこむと弦に引っ掛かって半音高い音が得られるものである(クロシェ式。…

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