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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20964, 1 March 1930, Page 10

The harp was one of the favourite string instruments among most of the ancient peoples. Although very primitive to begin with it was improved little by little, and more and more strings were from time to time added to it. The ordinary harp, sometimes called the big David’s harp, which is played sitting or standing, and of which the strings are plucked by the fingers of both hands, has a range nearly equal to the piano. The half tones were originally produced by pressing the thumb against the neck of the strings or ; by using hooks. The use of pedals for this purpose first came in in 1720, five, and , later seven, being the number. Old as it • is. however, the harp is one of the least complete instruments of to-day.