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Excerpt from The Popular Encyclopedia, Vol. 5: Being a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Biography, History, and Political Economy; Part II
Pedals the keys played by the feet (hence the name), by which the deepest bass pipes of an organ are put in motion. They generally do not much exceed an octave. (see Organ). Long since the pedal was used under a harpsichord, and lately it has been employed to strengthen the. Tones of the piano. In the case of the harp, the pedal serves to elevate the notes half a tone.
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