Foot keyboard - ashikenban

Japanese: 足鍵盤 - あしけんばん
Foot keyboard - ashikenban

...The keyboard consists of these octaves stacked one on top of the other, but the overall width, i.e. the number of keys, varies depending on the type of instrument and the era. The keys are generally operated by the fingers (manuals), but some instruments, such as the organ and some harpsichords, have a pedal keyboard that is played by the feet. In any case, one key corresponds to one pitch, and this correspondence cannot be changed during playing unless a stop (register) device is used. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "pedal keyboard" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鍵盤はこのオクターブを順次重ねたものだが,全体の幅,つまり鍵の数は楽器の種類や時代によって異なる。また鍵盤は一般に手の指で操作されるが(手鍵盤),オルガンや一部のハープシコードのように,足で奏される足(ペダル)鍵盤を備えた楽器もある。いずれにせよ,1個の鍵は一つの音高に対応し,ストップ(レジスター)装置によらない限り,演奏中にこの対応関係を変化させることはできない。…

※「足鍵盤」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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