harp![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Plucked stringed instrument consisting of strings of various lengths attached to a triangular frame.
pedestal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The base where the sound box and the pillar meet.
pedal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that raises the string by a semitone or a full tone.
sound box ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The hollow part of the instrument; it amplifies the sound vibrations produced by the strings.
soundboard ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The upper face of the sound box, which receives the vibrations of the strings.
pillar ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Upright that connects the sound box to the neck; its metal rods join the pedals to the mechanism inside the neck.
string ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Made of gut, nylon or metal; its vibrations are transferred to the soundboard.
shoulder ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Curved section of the harp’s frame.
neck ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The upper section of the harp; it anchors the tuning pegs and contains a mechanism that changes the pitch of the strings by a semitone.
tuning peg ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece of wood or metal that rolls the end of a string to adjust its tension to obtain the exact note.
crown ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The top of the pillar.