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SKU: MKJ-48
Unfortunately, this Jaw Harp is no longer available and can not be supplied anymore. Since most Jaw Harps are handmade by individual craftsmen, it happens time and again that instruments disappear from the market when they are no longer produced.
But because it would be a shame to let this treasure of knowledge simply disappear into the digital afterlife, we have listed these Jaw Harps in our Jaw Harp Archive
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This traditional jaw harp from Yakutia has been hand-forged by master-blacksmith Dimitriy Popov. Her shiny polished steel frame is rather heavy and massive. Thus, this Khomus is comfortably to hold. The reed is relatively wide and has the typical balanced sensitivity of Yakutian jaw harps. Her sound characteristics is entirely Yakutian! This instrument comes in a beautiful wooden case with a burl wood cover (see images).
In the province of Yakutia located in the far East of Russia the jaw harp is an instrument with national relevance. It is a symbol and an ambassador of that region. One of its refined artists goes by the name of Olena Podluzhnaya who uses the stage name UUTAi. DAN MOI met her in person and had a chat about the effects of jaw harp music to the human body.
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.
On 15 February 2017 Spiridon Shishigin visited the project shop “Sinn und Sein” (Sense and Being) in Leipzig. About 30 fans and guests from the whole region gathered to see the world-famous jaw harp virtuoso from Yakutia in concert. A concert review.
Russia is a country with a handful of jaw harp traditions: in Sakha/Yakutia, in the Altai, and in Tuva the Khomus (or Komus) is played; in Bashkortostan the Kubyz is known, and in Western Russia and in the big cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg one can hear the name Vargan. An overview.
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