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Hook harps

Scope note

Diatonic frame harps with a series of hooks set in the neck to permit the player to raise the pitch of each string by a semitone. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042087

Broader Terms used

chromatic harps

Equivalent Terms used

hook harp

Created

13yrs ago

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