Jacob Hochbrucker

German luthier, musician, and inventor

1673 CE to 1783 CE

Jacob Hochbrucker (1673 – 28 March 1783) is an eighteenth-century luthier and musician credited with the invention of the single-action pedal harp popularized in Europe between 1729 and 1750 by his descendants, and particularly by the Dauphine, Marie Antoinette, who performs on it after her arrival in Paris in 1770.

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Location: Halmstad Hallands Län Sweden
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