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Jaw Harp Khatskevich

Sergey Hatskevich

Small jaw harps with flat frames are surprisingly vocalists and quite unusual.

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Description

Small jaw harps with flat frames are surprisingly vocalists and quite unusual. With a rather uneven, slightly layered timbre, the instrument is perceived as lively, cheerful and allows you to easily control all aspects of the sound, including volume, timbre and overtone height. The reed tolerates any beats without stammering or humming thanks to the specific geometry, but at the smallest volume, the rustle of touching a finger becomes heard. Before the clang occurs, the frame cannot be compressed with all desire, but its flat section is a little unusual - whatever the jaw harp does not slide, you need to either expand your teeth wider, or hold it with your lips.

Friendly and constantly calling to play jaw harp, in sound and sensitivity close to the dorombas Siladia soft series, but with more successful mechanics.

Specifications

Base frequency?

65–110Hz

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Gaps?

50–70µm

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Reed stiffness?

80–170gf

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Frame stiffness?

1000–2000gf

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Frame length?

70–75mm

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Frame width?

30–35mm

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Frame thickness?

4mm

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Reed length?

55–60mm

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Weight

30–40g

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