Khomus Players Strucking The Instrument Between Their Lips.

Bamboo Pluck Jew's Harp of the Ainu people (Japan). The Yakutians had one of the biggest groups at the Congress. The great masters Spiridon Shishigin and Ivan Alekseyev brought an entire troop of male and female Khomus players and even six teenagers in a lively dance troupe. Also present were some fine master instrument makers and an assortment of instruments. I bought my instruments from Ivan Khristoforov because I already knew him, because he had the greatest selection and because he was eager to sell and would negotiate prices. With the aid of Kim Borissov, an incredible player at age 19, who speaks near-perfect English (along with Russian, Yakutsk, and Japanese) Kristoforov and I made a lot of deals.
The etymology of the term Jew's harp,” an English moniker with no connection to the Jewish people, is obscure but may derive from corruptions of several words: jaw, juice, jeu, jeugd, or gewgaw. Jew's harps are found in many cultures, from Oceania and Asia to Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, and have countless local names. Evidence suggests the Jew's harp was first developed in Asia and made its way to Central and Northern Europe around the 13th century, perhaps appearing in Gallo-Roman areas even earlier.
Now let me make the case for a jaw harp. Though it's a tiny instrument, it packs a punch. I can only wish it was commonplace to whip out a jaw harp at a party, as I've soured on the people who think it's kosher to play a guitar to a party. Guitars are too big anyways, so if you brought one to a function, you already pre-decided that you were going to stunt on the crowd. A jaw harp is so much smaller, an instrument you can always have on your person. And playing a jaw harp in public will never be douchey; it's an infallible party trick.
There are many theories for the origin of the name Jew's harp. One proposed explanation is that it is a corruption of "jaw harp", while a less likely explanation espoused by some is that its name comes from "juice harp" from the amount of saliva produced when played by amateurs. Both of these explanations lack historical backing, as both the "jaw" and the "juice" variants appeared only in the late 19th and 20th centuries. It has also been suggested that the name derives from the French "Jeu-trompe" meaning "toy-trumpet".
Description: Khomus made by master Mikhailov P. N. has wonderful melodious and very strong, long and loud sound, very sensitive to the breath of a player. If breathing rhythmically you can make this khomus sound extremely loud. There is also one important feature: this khomus sounds very melodiously both for loud and quiet playing. Its tounge is rather stiff, that is why it suits for fast playing. But due to its long sound, you can play slow melodies as well.
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