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from: Snoopy's Harp  List Price: $6.00 Price: $4.40 You Save: $1.60 (27%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Color: metallic Label: Snoopy's Harp Manufacturer: Snoopy's Harp Publisher: Snoopy's Harp Special Features: This instrument is known by many names. Most commonly it is referred to as a Jews Harp. Other terms used include Jaw Harp and Juice Harp.The Juice Harp is played by holding the instrument between the teeth and or lips. You then pluck the metal reed with your finger. This simple instrument gives you an amazing range of tones and pitches just by varying your mouth shape and degree of plucking. Many of us were first exposed to this instrument by the most famous of all Juice Harp Players, Snoopy! Snoopy even has his own signature model of Juice Harp. Studio: Snoopy's Harp Sales Rank: 128 MPN: 3490 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Also known as the Jews' Harp, the Jaws Harp is a hand-sized instrument placed in front of the mouth. Its name is misleading, as the Jews' Harp is neither a harp nor associated with Jewish tradition. It has a long history, and has remained popular because it is portable and relatively easy to play. The Jaws Harp is usually made of forged metal (usually iron, sometimes silver), with a metal reed within a thin metal frame. The closed end of the frame is a single key or tongue which you pluck with your finger to create various buzzing tones by holding the closed end in your mouth and changing the size and shape of your mouth. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - do not waste your moneyThese are incredibly lame, even professionals cannot even get a sound out of them. Do not waste your money on these. Yes they are cheap, look like any other mouth harp, but you won't get a sound of them. spend $10 more and get something fantastic. Rating:  - Had to modify mine to get it to workI hope this helps those having trouble: My harp was nearly silent no matter how hard I tried to get a nice sound out of it. I played one as a kid so I knew how it was supposed to work and sound. It turns out that the gap between the prongs was way too wide. I put the harp in a vice and squeezed it down so that the tongue (twanger) had just enough room to vibrate without hitting the arms/prongs (rougly a 1mm gap on either side). Now it sounds really great. If yours is quiet, maybe give ... Read More Rating: - Tooth breaker, very hard to play!I had a nice jaw harp that eventually broke. Bought one of these as a desperate replacement, big mistake. I wouldn't give this to my worst enemy. The tine (the thing you move to get sound) was unbearably stiff. It was like wrestling with a set of house keys trying to get any kind of sound out of this. You are better off getting a murchunga or a vietnamese jaw harp. They are easy to play, fairly loud and a variety of sweet sounds. You won't believe the difference. Rating:  - almost didn't buy this because of the reviews...when i first got this i looked up a how-to video on youtube--for the "complete instructions inside" were only a few incomplete sentences. i saw the person playing with ease and i couldn't manage to get one sound. later i picked it up again and after an hour was playing notes. i ain't a muscian so i can't validate the high-end musical accuracy of this, but i managed to figure this out and make correct noises and differentiate them with my lips and tongue. this obviously isn't for those who want something ... Read More Rating: - Nice jaw harpThis is my first jaw harp,so it took me a while to get the sound from it,but once I did,I really enjoyed it.Well worth the price. Browse for similar items by category:
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