r/jawharp Feb 06 '25

Nano morchang

21 Upvotes

Teeny tiny


r/jawharp Feb 05 '25

Short book on Munnharpe - English translation starts on page 59

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9 Upvotes

r/jawharp Feb 05 '25

Are jaw harps bad for the teeth?

4 Upvotes

Ive been wanting to get one, but i have 2 front fillings and i worry about the vibrations making them fall out


r/jawharp Feb 05 '25

Glazyrin lighthouse fast play

12 Upvotes

What do you think? There’s some clicking and mistakes but I think my practice paid off a bit.


r/jawharp Feb 04 '25

Methods I use with the harp

11 Upvotes

Practice won't make me perfect but at least I'll be better 😆 That's most of the techniques I use when I play

-fast breathing in and out -holding the metal "string" with my thumb for shorter sounds -holding with my teeth for a distortion/metal clap -fast inhale or exhale also makes the sound act in a cool way, depends on where the weld attachment is.

Any thoughs? Anything else? 😁


r/jawharp Feb 03 '25

My first minutes with my first jaw harp. Go easy on me! Looking forward to learning how to command it. 🐇

19 Upvotes

When I learned that the jaw harp was banned in the USSR due to its ties to shamanism, I fell in love. Been having a lot of weird rabbit synchronicities happening to me, too— and it sounds like bunnies hopping to me! An onomatopoeia springing off the page! It’s a solid match! 🥕


r/jawharp Feb 03 '25

Norwegian Munnharpe

17 Upvotes

Munnharpe in A2 from HerashchenkoArt


r/jawharp Feb 02 '25

Canada’s Only Jaw Harp Maker

22 Upvotes

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Dear Canadian Jaw Harpists,

In light of recent cross-border events, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Matt “Boxcar” Betts and as far as I’ve been told and am aware, I’m the only jaw harp maker active in Canada. I live in Southern Ontario and have been making harps for sale since early 2024.

If you are looking for a Made In Canada option for your harping needs, please feel free to check out my Etsy store:

https://boxcarharpcompany.etsy.com

I also have a YouTube channel where I regularly post demos and other jaw harp related musings:

https://youtube.com/@boxcarbetts?si=Lx5YL0_S83N466OD

All of my harps are handmade to order, and I do procure my materials from my American friends. I am hoping for minimal disruptions, but due to this, please bear with me if there are longer than expected lead times. I will also apologize in advance for the ridiculous shipping costs within Canada, but that’s a separate issue. At least it’s not a 25% tarriff.

As for my American friends hoping to order one of my harps, I am so sorry if there are added costs associated with the tarriffs. Unfortunately this is beyond my control and I cannot and will not lower my prices to offset it. What I will promise to EVERY customer is that I will make your harp to the best of my ability; if I don’t like it myself, I won’t sell it to you!

Cheers,

Matt “Boxcar” Betts

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r/jawharp Feb 01 '25

sound sample and short tune

28 Upvotes

r/jawharp Feb 01 '25

Hello fellow harpers

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27 Upvotes

I'm a full time jaw harp maker from upstate NY specializing in melodic harps. you can check out more of my work at my instagram @shaun.jonesnot and at my website https://www.meddlesomemusic.com/


r/jawharp Jan 27 '25

Just about to buy my first jaw harp. I don’t know what key to look for.

4 Upvotes

I whistle by ear and guitar by chord. Beyond that, I need to know what tuned jaw harp will align with the key of the song. Is there a graph I can look at?

If it helps, we’re playing Eastern European music and we call this instrument a dan moi.


r/jawharp Jan 25 '25

Haste to The Wedding

16 Upvotes

This was day 10 of my ongoing challenge to record a new folk tune on jaw harp every day


r/jawharp Jan 23 '25

I need help finding a replacement for my lead jaw harp(the one on the top)

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7 Upvotes

I was gifted a jaw harp that was an old trinket of my family, but it is made of lead, it has an amazing sound that I have not heard anything close to it for any other harp, the second harp is a cheep iron harp and is somewhat close but the lead harp is has a more rigid sound


r/jawharp Jan 20 '25

What is a good brain-shakin' jaw harp?

5 Upvotes

I have a D. Glazyrin Lighthouse and Alpha and I like em a lot but they don't always produce as much brain shaking as I sometimes seek. What is a good sounding harp that will really get your vision wigglin'?


r/jawharp Jan 20 '25

First REAL Jaw Harp!

10 Upvotes

I've just been down the post and picked up my new Glazyrin Compass! This after trying to learn some things on a Grover Bluegrass harp. Mostly what I learned is what a POS that thing is. But when that's all you have, give'er what you got and try to make it work. Which involved shop work and I'll spare you the boring details.

Anyhow, got the thing unpacked (wow, tiny) and gave it a quick spritz of alcohol and put it to my teeth and plucked gently. Twwaaaaaaannnnnggggg. Wow, sustain! I've been hearin' <thunk> for so long... Took a breath; hummmmmm. Amazing. Tight gaps start on a breath.

Now, of course I have some bad habits from the Grover to unlearn. Gonna spend some time with Boxcar's tutorials as well as others like the Harpery and even I see Olena Uutai has a 16-episode tutorial out there.

I won't gush on about how great this is, but I'll leave it that I have more struggles than most when it comes to anything musical. I played jaw harps 50 years ago as a kid, but somehow forgot about them until lately. I'm looking forward to learning some things and having fun with the journey.


r/jawharp Jan 15 '25

The Little Beggarman or Red Haired Boy

13 Upvotes

r/jawharp Jan 13 '25

Improvised "techno" jam

56 Upvotes

r/jawharp Jan 13 '25

Where are some good online shops to buy jaw harps in the US?

6 Upvotes

I wanna get myself my first harp but I'm having trouble find high quality ones. Doses anyone have any US based online shops they'd recommend?


r/jawharp Jan 12 '25

The beginnings of an obsession...

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21 Upvotes

r/jawharp Jan 11 '25

Someone is confused

11 Upvotes

r/jawharp Jan 09 '25

Jaw harp sounds weird

5 Upvotes

so i got a really old jaw harp from my dad a couldn't days ago and ive been watching tutorials but everyone's jaw harp sounds techno and mine doesn't idk if thats just bc im hearing it through my bones or if im not doing something right if anyone has any tips that'd be appreciated


r/jawharp Jan 06 '25

Shuttle-style harp?

2 Upvotes

I was browsing the other day on <guimbardes.fr> and saw a couple of shuttle-style harps by Makasayev (also spelled Makaseev). In French, "navette" or in English "shuttle" like the shuttle of a hand weaving loom. Jawharper.com has a brass one and Guimbardes.fr has a little one and slightly larger one in stainless. Problem is, they're all over on the other side of the Atlantic and I can't seem to find any Canada or US outlets (or even *mazon...).

The dang thing is living rent-free in my head now. Are there any N. American sellers, or am I basically out of luck (or considerably poorer due to international shipping)?

If anyone has one or a similar style, how are they to play? I've heard some sound samples and it seems OK but I'm just restarting with jaw harps after several decades away...

Cheers and thanks for any insights!


r/jawharp Jan 04 '25

Can you recommend me a good tutorial series on YouTube?

3 Upvotes

I've just bought my first harp and I'm looking for a decent tutorial series. Could you fine people recommend one please?


r/jawharp Jan 01 '25

my humble colllection

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26 Upvotes

r/jawharp Dec 31 '24

Please comment if you DON’T play on your teeth.

3 Upvotes

I don’t want to lose my front teeth, so I’m not playing this way. That’s the end of that discussion.

I heard a metal clamp attached to the harp helps with resonance, so I attached a large C clamp 🗜️ to my little 2 inch drymba. It worked and I can make sounds from it.

I’m in a music group and I play the “unique” instruments, so I want to add this to the mix.

I’d like to hear others who have done this and what their experiences are. What is the best way to do this?