JAW HARP JOHN

John Fowler Playing the jawharp in the Appalachian style.
The instrument here is called a "jaws harp", and is most commonly called a "jews harp". It's a world instrument mostly related to a "mouth Bow" (like a bow you shoot an arrow;the first string instrument). In other parts of the world it's refered to by other names. Like "thrump".

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Howto & Style

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• jaw
• harp
• jews
• appalachian
• old
• timey
• carolina
• hillbilly
• music

[milklauz]

i just bought one yesterday and i still don't know how to use it

[goldboy767]

Rayman Origins brought me here

[ZedekOfLP101]

@GTFORDMAN No.

[caveofprogramming]

I bought one of these after listening to Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western soundtracks too much. It permanently altered the shape of my teeth. I can at least say that for it.

[YouMyWifeNowDave]

sigh...if you don't know how, make sure the arms touch your top and bottom teeth so it doesn't vibrate, close you lips around it, but at the end you pluck at, shape your mouth into vowel sounds. Then pluck obviously. And if it hurts, durr stop playing for a bit and stop wacking yourself in the teeth.

[ghostdancer1984]

@milklauz lol

[ceeuuutekawaii]

i chipped my tooth

[guiltyhalo]

you got a purty mouth

[rwmerlot777]

boing.....

[Dragimal]

WHATISTHISBEAUTIFULCACOPHONYSE­RENADINGMYEARS?!

[Aquam9n]

That dude knows how to string his mustache