Cousinau

Japanese: Cousinau
Cousinau

…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 that mentions "Cousinau" is 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)。…

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