Norwegian jews harp - Norsk Munnharpe 2

[PandielmohumAniemoh]

In gratitude for finding this . Greetings from Finland , ( ancestors in Norway ) =)

[AleXzorZ]

@PandielmohumAniemoh Cool :) Thanks for positive replies everyone :)

[volumereino]

@PandielmohumAniemoh Täältäki =D=D=D

[portogies]

thank you for the video and the detailed description.you are worthy of an applause.greeting from Romania.

[11tabita]

WOW, Pro!

[calimera7777]

WHERE I CAN BUY THIS ?

[AleXzorZ]

@calimera7777

Google "Bjørgulv Straume", and you'll find a good mouth harp-makers home page.

You'll find his contact info, just send him an email and ask if he can mail it to you :)

[JorisKanters]

I think I heard this instrument in Wardruna.

[TheDonaldido]

This sounds of world!

[Sarmizegetusa106]

But is it called Jaw Harp? "Jaw" would make a lot more sense.

[Spartzi]

I always heard this in a bunch of folk metal, but I never knew what it was until now!!

[Nataly12458]

я восхищаюсь этим исполнением!!!!!!!!!! спасибо!!!

[sitwosaints]

How beautiful is that? I amped it up and it sounds like some weird post dubstep mash.

Great; I'd rush out and buy one but you can only buy cheap stamped ones in Oxford, and I suspect they wouldn't sound the same. Or maybe the player is the important thing.

[AleXzorZ]

@sitwosaints Haha, yes, it does sound a little dubstep-ish at times :p

Most cheap harps tend to have a really soft and undistinct sound to them, so they usually sound a bit muffled/weak compared to more expensive ones.

Google "szilagyi jewsharp" to find a great website that sells epic mouth harps at nice prices. I've bought 3 from this website, and all of them were really good with a great tone!

I think they cost average of 25-40 EURO, which is a good deal for instruments of this quality :)

[ergunayral91]

Greetings from Turkey brothers! search Turkic Jews Harp. It is so nice to see an other nation that has same music taste :)

[Skogsraaet]

Vilken fager visa. En munharpa skall jag inhandla!

[MrLordi95]

HOLY PISS!!! Mad skills!

[postmann1000]

@MrLordi95

ja du kan si det sån

from norwegian a ford fan

[NorthXul]

jew's harp or jews'-harp …

(missing an apostrophe)

[blerking]

Jødeharpe ja :) 

[Liolar43]

Where could I get one of these? Or would I have to go to Norway? ..Which is ages away!

[Liolar43]

Where could I get a Norwegian one of these? Or would I have to go to Norway? =(

[alicein13]

haha, fun :) the sicilian have the same ^^

[Gothiaburger]

psykadeliskt

[Sternendiener]

I did not know that I played "Jews harp". Yes I play melodic too, and have developed several techniques. 

[theKaarvaag1]

Snakker vi verdens feteste instrument her eller?

[arktikgraywolf]

just make one your self. The best one is made with your own hands.

[Schpeet1]

hva faen har dette med jøder å gjøre????

[DrLightWind]

In my humble opinion whoever came up with the "Jew's Harp" name in English is not logical!!

The name in Hungarian for this instrument is taken from nature "Doromb" from ancient times, because it resembles to a sound when a cat is purring.

So in English expression the closest would be either a "Purr" or Purr Harp"

[fhurvhur]

@DrLightWind, Hungarians are originally Hun Turks and Jaw Harp came with Atilla Huns to Europe, in Yakutia and Kırgıziystan tharps are called as Temir Komuz, shortly Komuz. The very origin of Komuz is Yakutia. Turkish legends say a man saw a bear making the similar sound with tree branches and he instantly imitate the sound after bear left. Then he chopped off the brances and brought it home, and you can guess the rest

[MrHugoStenberg]

Fin lyd! Hugo 5*

[dvdsmlprstylr]

Why is it called a jew's harp, please no offensive replies, as I am Jewish, and would like to know why.

[9Viking]

Im Jewish and Norwegian... And I invented this instrument lol

[AsMUSICASdoMUNDO]

Beautiful harmonics !

[andreagiuseppe]

@AsMUSICASdoMUNDO Yeah it kinda reminds me of tuvan throat singing.

[Gimmer3]

Does anyone know where I can get a hand forged Norsk Munnharpe like these?

[AleXzorZ]

Search for "munnharpesmed" on google and find a little list on the official norwegian mouth harp site, which is also available in english.

Most people buy from Bjørgulv Straume, nice price and quality + fast shipping

[Gimmer3]

@AleXzorZ  Thanks!

[Thorsbride666]

@Gimmer3  Viking museum in the Lofoten, Borg

[elmarhaker]

@Gimmer3 You can order a hand forged Norwegian munnharpe by Bjørgulv Straume online. Search for "Global Trade Project Munnharpe" on google. You can also see a video of Bjørgulv making the munnharpe on my youtube channel.

As mentioned before: Bjørgulv is known for the good quality of his munnharpes!

Happy playing!

[Anonymarine]

@Gimmer3

honestly almost any jaw harp will do. The difference really is so sublte, because it relies on the vibration in your mouth. The only way I see in adjusting the sound is by adjusting the width of the tongue (and obviously the gap in which the tongue sits) but then doing that... well... it kills the range of possible sounds, because youre modulating the sound with your mouth

[killabilla1000]

@Gimmer3 Try to contact these guys. They are one of Norways best jews harp makers:

Einar Turtum - eturtum@online.no

Leif Arne Bakke - le-bak@c2i.net

Bjørgulv Straume - htstraume@istorm.no.

I bought one of Bjørgulv Straume my self. Very pleased with it.

[sarotare]

That is so impressive. I heard this a couple of days ago and descided to buy a cheap jaw harp myself. Thank you for the inspiration, such a beautiful sound!

[AleXzorZ]

@sarotare Nice to hear! Maybe one day you'll even invest in a more expensive one (600 NOK)

Good luck with your playing, I too started with a cheap harp! :)

[AleXzorZ]

Hehe, I can see that.

Both the mouth harp and the talkbox (an instrument/effect DP use a lot, in case you didn't know) use the oral cavity as a "resonance chamber", and that's what's making them resemble each other :P

[wowmarkus]

kan noen lære meg å spille

[2SWORDS1GUN]

I don't understand, how the hell are Jews connected?

There are no Jews in Norway, right?

[AleXzorZ]

"jews" is not really relevant to the instrument itself in any way, at least not in Norway, it's just one of many english names for it.

Mouth harp, jaw harp, jews harp, trump etc

I guess perhaps the name changed from "jaw harp" to "jews harp" by mistake, or something like that.

In Norway we simply call it "munnharpe" which means "mouth harp" ;)

[2SWORDS1GUN]

ohh lol

And I didn't understand

[Mindlabytinth]

@AleXzorZ True. Also, names tend to get weirder the closer you look. In italian this instrument is called "scacciapensieri", which roughly means "thought dispeller".

Go figure.

[feonor26]

Yes there are jews in Norway, but jews have no relevance to the instrument.

[2SWORDS1GUN]

when the hell did they come there.....

[feonor26]

After the ban of jews was removed from the norwegian constitution in the 18th or 19th century I think. I know people in this country who are jews...they are good folks but have nothing to do with the instrument. Don't know why that name came to be.

[2Zemog]

@feonor26 I am a Jew in Norway.

[feonor26]

@2Zemog Do you play too? :)

[2Zemog]

@feonor26 Heh, a Norwegian Jew playing a Norwegian jews harp.

But, unfortunately I don't.

[feonor26]

@2Zemog To be honest, I've never heard the term jew harp before. I've always called it mouth harp.

[VikingfaceNOR]

There is 2000 jews in Norway today. I dont know why they stay/come here, after how badly we threat them, first banned them, later their pass was marked with J etc etc. They mostly live in Oslo and Trondheim, where the only 2

Synagogues in Norway are.

[nidaros1112]

I believe many/most Jews that came to Norway sought refuge from the oppressive regime in Russia (and the Baltics).

My own family left Lithuania a century ago to escape the persecution (see pogroms).

Some well known Norwegians were/are Jews including fmr. President of Stortinget, Jo Benkow.

[edwardsmmm]

Takk, veldig hyggelig, interessant musikk. Jeg truing å lære munnharpa spille i norsk stil.

[neifader]

men ved nærmere lytting er det bare noen steder i sangen jeg syntes lingner. men det er mange lyder og strofer som lingner på enan i folkemuskken vår spørr du meg :P

[neifader]

er det ikke fanitullen?

[AleXzorZ]

Nope, det er "Skuldalsbruri på tur".

Hvilken fanitullen-versjon er det du trodde det var?

Hallingdal eller Setesdalsversjonen?

[neifader]

finnes det 2 versjoner? alle de jeg har hørt er like :P

[AleXzorZ]

Det finnes mange. Sjekk Rammeslag cd'en av Sigurd Brokke og Daniel Sandén-Warg, der finner du setesdals-versjonen ;)

[BDawg71192]

Very nice playing! I personally love Dan Moi.

[jeppahorse]

Er det ikke noen som lager harpe i Setesdalen også? :) I nærheten av Valle? :)

[AleXzorZ]

Jo, Bjørgulv Straume. Hvordan det?

[jeppahorse]

For det er jo knall!

Og nærme for såvidt! hehe

[nordicberserk]

KONGE!!!!!!!

Vanskelig å lære seg?

[AleXzorZ]

Det varierer fra person til person, noen syns det er greit, andre syns det er veldig vanskelig.

Du kan jo kjøpe deg en billig munnharpe til rundt 50 kr på hvilken som helst musikkforetning, men jeg anbefaler at du kjøper harpe av f.eks Bjørgulv Straume til 600 kr, det er veldig lite for ei så god harpe!

Det som gjelder er å lære seg å puste riktig, og åpne/lukketeknikk i halsen, og at du prøver å lage melodier, i steden for å bare lage sære lydeffekter.

[nordicberserk]

Takk for tipsene.

Jeg har imidlertid et lite problem, en av fortennene mine er av plast fordi ca halvparten knakk av når jeg var liten. Kommer dette til å ha noen invirkning på spillingen?

[AleXzorZ]

Det gjør ikke vondt å spille på vanlige tenner, men kan være ubehagelig om du slår fjæra utover, for da kan fjæra slå tilbake og treffe tenner om du ikke har plassert harpa riktig, dessuten kan fjæra lett brekke på denne måten, så slå alltid fjæra innover mot deg selv.

Noen syns munnharpe kiler i tennene, men ikke mange syns det er vondt, og jeg som har spilt en stund syns ikke det kiler, og kan heller ikke huske at det har gjort det :P

Tror det bare er å kjøre på;)

[eviltilt]

fett !