I got a new Harp my niece for Exmas its a jaw harp;-) iwas scared to use it in my teeth cause ive heard bad things about them busting teeth,so i taped it to a jar and used some effects its got a cool drive of a sound,I also got a dulcimer for exmas ,i added it to the song,but i havent learned how to play it yet,Ive got a chord book ordered for it,and i made a pvc digero or how ever its spelled ,man they are hard i cant firgure out how to cirle breath,forgive me Aussies for my weak attempt,Hey it was fun i was going for a tribal sound.
Sometimes I use those little plastic toothpick/floss thingies as a jaw harp when I'm done cleaning my teeth. I hold it flat with the pick end sticking out of my mouth and pluck it. You can adjust the pitch by adjusting how far you put it in your mouth. I've wondered if you could cross a jaw harp with a harmonica by putting the jaw harp reed on the front of the harmonica. Maybe holding the harmonica would provide enough support to not need to put the teeth bustin' part in your mouth, but still let you effect the tone with your mouth shape. Or not. I get all sorts of weird ideas.
I've played a Jews Harp for more than 40 years. Yeah, if you don't hold it correctly you can ding a tooth. Here's the deal, rest the harp up against your teeth, they shouldn't protude into the path of the tongue (or twanger). Don't pluck the tongue really hard, the sound and volume should come from the soundbox, your mouth. Have fun with it, try different strum patterns, use your harp skills to vary the tone and sound. I play a little differently than most, but you can find all sorts of examples online. We even have a facebook group.
cool guys yea ive heard some cool players on utube,with them they have a cool,sound I watched a busker use one and it was miced into a small amp with alot of delay he got a cool groove with it going.Im just not wanting to bust my allready bad teeth ;-) But if i can firgure out how to use them without that problem they could be interesting. ---------- Hobostubs
yea i would like to play 1 in my mouth like there supposed to be,but i remember my dad saying when i was a kid that them things are dangerous,But they sound cool.check this busker out
