Jew's harp

Jew's harp
	A novelty Jew’s harp sold in the U.S.
Other names	Jew's harp, jaw harp, mouth harp, Ozark harp, juice harp, murchunga, guimbarde, mungiga, vargan, trompe
Classification	Lamellophone;
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	121.22; (Heteroglot guimbarde (the lamella is attached to the frame))
Related instruments
	đàn môi; kubing; kouxian; morsing;
Sound sample
	Munniharppu, Finnish instrument Problems playing this file? See media help. Kamus, instrument of the Altai people Problems playing this file? See media help.

Altai khomus/kamus

Gogona

Slovak "drumbľa"

The Jew's harp, also known as jaw harp, juice harp, or mouth harp,^{[nb 1]} is a lamellophone instrument, consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo tongue or reed attached to a frame. Despite the colloquial name, the Jew's harp most likely originated in Siberia, specifically in or around the Altai Mountains, and is of Turkic origin and has no relation to the Jewish people.^[1]

Jew's harps may be categorized as idioglot or heteroglot (whether or not the frame and the tine are one piece); by the shape of the frame (rod or plaque); by the number of tines, and whether the tines are plucked, joint-tapped, or string-pulled.

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^ Katz, Brigit (23 January 2018). "This Recently Discovered 1,700-Year-Old Mouth Harp Can Still Hold a Tune". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[2] Katz, Brigit (23 January 2018). "This Recently Discovered 1,700-Year-Old Mouth Harp Can Still Hold a Tune". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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