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Help: Jew's Harp question! Related threads: Attn: Jews Harp Players (34) how to play a jaws harp (26) Any jews harp players out there? :-) (28)
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Subject: RE: Help: Jew's Harp question! From: Noreen Date: 05 Feb 01 - 09:28 AM LOL, McGrath: So there's no need for anyone to get into a paddy about it... My (English) grandmother used to say that we as children were 'getting into a paddy' over something, until my (Irish) father asked her why she didn't call it " getting into a George". Noreen |
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Subject: RE: Help: Jew's Harp question! From: GUEST,John Hill Date: 08 Feb 01 - 05:47 AM I always understood that the name foe these things was a Jaws Harp and that the name "Jews Harp" was just a corruption in sound. I cant say I find these things very pleasant to listen to. I've had a go at it in the past but it wasn't for me. I've heard them played very badly too... where all the notes sound the same and its hard to tell what the tune is. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Jew's Harp question! From: Mark Cohen Date: 08 Feb 01 - 05:26 PM Funny, I've heard the same thing said about a bodhran. Mark |
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Subject: RE: Help: Jew's Harp question! From: GUEST,luke Date: 02 Mar 04 - 01:53 PM how do you clean the spit off? |
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Subject: RE: Help: Jew's Harp question! From: Blackcatter Date: 02 Mar 04 - 05:00 PM I use alcohol wipes. Gotta keep them dry when not being played. I wipe them off on my pants or sleeve when I finish playing them duringing a session and when I get home I pull out the alcohol wipes to get all the stuff off of them. That keeps the rust away (and germs too). I keep mine in a zippered binder in slits cut into 2 inch cushion foam. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Jew's Harp question! From: GUEST,Van Date: 03 Mar 04 - 05:38 AM You have to breathe through them rather than blow. I couldn't describe how you get the notes but you do. Move your mouth about a bit, shift your tongue, blow out your cheeks, you'll get it eventually. Strangely some Italian friends of mine gave me a Jew's harp which was the best I've ever had. When my first wife left me she took it with her. She was a pianist. Never could figure. Maybe she didn't want me to inflict on some one else? |
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