French harp

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Then I do a number with the guit-tar and play the French harp and sing, all at the same time.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a band to lead the procession; a band of three boys, playing on a French harp, a jew's-harp, and a drum.

From The Story of Dago by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)

The vocal cords do not vibrate as strings, like the strings of a violin, but somewhat as reeds, similar to the reeds of a French harp or reed organ.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

I think that old boy standing there in his silk hat and bare feet, playing his little French harp, was the funniest sight I ever saw.

From Sixes and Sevens by Henry, O.

But Eliot shook her head doubtfully, and when the boys came up with a banjo and French harp to put the bear through his performances, she watched the dancing at a respectful distance.

From The Little Colonel's House Party by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)