Another gorgeous Khomus beauty!
This wonderful and precious jaw harp made by master blacksmith Maltcev (Yakutian title: Kylaan Uus) stands out with its decorated brass bridge on the jews harps "eye". This doesn't only look good but it helps to keep vibrations of the frame low.
The sound of this Khomus Trump is on the highest level. She is loud, has beautiful harmonics and the playability is elegantly balanced.
It comes in the grey painted wooden case with red velvet.
Get more background information in our blog
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.
Manufacturer
Mikhail Maltcev
Gorkogo 1, 678200 Vilyuisk, RU
maltcev@vargan.net
Responsible Person
Clemens Voigt & Sven Otto GbR
Graßdorfer Str. 52, 04425 Taucha, DE
gpsr@danmoi.com
