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Petr Fedotovich Osipov has been fascinated by the jew's harp for as long as he can remember. Already as a child, he sat with musicians who picked up their khomus, the jew's harp of the Yakut people, occasionally listening to them for hours. In 1980, when he finally met one of the traditional Yakut jew's harp makers, Kiril Kirilovich Maltev, he began to learn from him - and later from other artisans - the art of khomus fabrication. He acquired his skills from some of the best Yakut khomus makers.

Our friends of the French "natural Goa" band Goayandi did have the privilege to open this year's Boom Festival in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal with several ten thousand guests. We know very well that it is not easy for a non-mainstream band to keep going and all bills paid. That's why we decided to support Goayandi with some musical instruments like jaw harps, shakers, maracas and other percussion from our store on a long-term base.

Yesterday we had a visit from Yakutia, where the Jew's harp "Khomus" is the national musical instrument. After the Yakutian Jew's harp delegation had already visited our Ancient Trance Festival here in Taucha two weeks earlier, and as there was unfortunately not enough time for a visit to our Jew's harp paradise, they stopped by again on the way back from their concert tour.

It is probably the largest buyable jew's harp collection that has been displayed by DAN MOI at the 7th Ancient Trance Festival (Aug 8-10) in Taucha near Leipzig (Germany). Accordingly crowed was the DAN MOI musical instruments stand at the festival. The about 300 different jew's harp models have not only been there for watching - Testing and Playing was explicitly welcomed.

This year's Norwegian Munnharpe (Jew's Harp) Festival will take place from September 19th till 21st in the Gamlehorten Gjestegård in Karljohansvern, Horten. More information you can find on

This jew's harp is different! This new type of jew's harp is named after its shape: The sledge jew's harp. The idea for this innovative jew's harp frame came to Leo Tadagawa, the most important