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Jaw Harp Goring

Bill Gothring

The basis of the instrument is a fairly thick steel frame that withstands the load well and lies comfortably in the hand.

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Description

The basis of the instrument is a fairly thick steel frame that withstands the load well and lies comfortably in the hand. The gaps are quite large - the sound spectrum is limited from above, but the instrument is moderately responsive and adds elasticity to the articulation control, increasing the naturalness of the tonal transitions. Feelings from the playing, both mechanical and acoustic - springiness, elasticity. Very clearly, on a smooth background of the main tone, breathing appears, increasing the clarity of the elements of the composition, but efforts should be made much more than when playing on more carefully made jaw harps.

See. also Norwegian munharpKirghiz Temir-Komuz Sydykov.

Specifications

Base frequency?

65–125Hz

lowerhigher
Reed stiffness?

50–150gf

softerstiffer
Frame length?

95mm

shorterlonger
Frame width?

25mm

narrowerwider
Frame thickness?

6mm

thinnerthicker
Reed length?

90mm

shorterlonger
Weight

30g

lighterheavier
Material

Steel

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