Kujinoo - Kujinoo

Japanese: クジノー - くじのー
Kujinoo - Kujinoo

…This type of pedal harp was popular in 18th-century Paris, and was the favorite of Marie Antoinette. In 1782, Parisian harp makers Cousinau and his son invented the béquille harp. This harp uses a pair of metal string-receiving shafts (béquilles) that are turned about a quarter turn in opposite directions by pedal operation to obtain a semitone (Figure 1-b). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Cuzino" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…18世紀パリで流行し,マリー・アントアネットが愛用したのもこの型のペダル・ハープであった。1782年にはパリのハープ製作家クジノーCousinau父子がベキーユ式のハープを考案した。これは,対になっている金属製の弦受軸ベキーユbéquilleをペダル操作によって,それぞれ反対方向に約1/4回転して半音を得るものである(図1‐b)。…

※「クジノー」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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