[Shamanic Case]
Easy to use jaw harp with high sensitivity and very low sound whiсh leaves no one indifferent.
Key features: Very light feeling and deep, long, volumetric sound.
Tuulu Altai | Yungur | Yamanigan | Belyatur | Shunut | Shugunyak | |
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Average frequency, Hz | 90 | 90 | 70 | 50 | 60 | 50 |
Overtone clarity | Ok | Low | Very good | Ok | Good | Very good |
Timbre | Smooth | Crowded | Balanced | Saturated | Saturated | Balanced |
2-directional stroke | Average | Dirty | Good | Dirty | Very good | Perfect |
Sensitivity | Low | Good | Very good | Extreme | Extreme | Very good |
Loudness | Low | Average | Good | High | High | Good |
Ease of handling | Best | Best | Average | Good | Ok | Good |
Purpose | Toy or budget music | Fun, toy, souvenir | Inexpensive start for any use | Great for slow relax | Perfect for trance/rhythm playing | Perfect bass for any use |
Jews harp - mouth musical instrument, producing very unusual sounds by stroking its reed while frame end is pressed to teeth. Timbre and pitch changes by moving tongue, lips, throat and breathing. Jews harps can be very different - it is a whole world.
Jews harp is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world with pocket size. Almost forgotten in the last century harp made a few masters in all parts of the world, and over the past 10 years even improved in acoustic terms. Its rhythmic possibilities are endless and ability to change timbre in extreme, unusual ways are spectacular. Pure melodic playing with distinct overtones is possible too (with best musical models).
Jaw harp, juice harp, mouth harp, ozark harp, trump, jews trump are obsolete or wrong names of the jews harp. This name has nothing common with the Jewish people. Other names for jews harp in various regions of the world are: vargan, khomus, guimbarde, maultrommel, munnharpe, kubyz, dan moi, mondharp, temir-komuz, morsing, morchang, doromb, parmupill. More than 1000 names are known.
To produce first sound, two frame ends must be hardly pressed to upper and lower teeth - not to lips - with left hand. Right index finger, vertically positioned, will stroke reed elbow at direction, perpendicular to frame plane, inward and outward.
Most common mistakes:
If all ok and you started buzzing, try to move tongue, throat, change shape of mouth. Some positions will produce exact notes; some just change timbre and volume. Let the fun begins!
Based in Saint-Petersburg, Russia since 2008, Oberton Pro specializes on jews harps and developing culture of their musical usage.
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Our main interest is to hear lot of great music with a jews harp actively involved. This can be achieved only with spreading really good instruments, suitable for music. We doing lot of research and analysis on all models available in the market and trying to promote not "shiny loud things" to one month fun, but instruments, capable to Teach and Play.
Waiting for you Jews Harp Art!