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La harpe à pédales

The Western musicians play
the lever harp
and/or
the pedal harp,
which may be
a simple action harp
or
a double action harp.

The pedal harp uses the pedal mechanism, to enable the musician to obtain chromatic modulations. Thus, by moving a pedal with the foot, the musician can play any of three pitches (sharp, natural, or flat) on each of the strings of the harp.

This picture is of an Erard pedal harp..