Jewsaphone

The Jewsaphone is a jews harp with a horn serving to amplify and focus the sound. The bell is made of fine brass, polished to a mirror finish; the whole device, about 25 centimeters long, looks chic, even if you do not know that it's a harp. Knowledge is only reinforces the impression, since this instrument in itself is one of the most inconspicuous, lost in the hands of the performer. But the extravagant appearance is practically the only advantage of the Jewsaphone. As in many other experiments on the "external" improvement of the sound of the harp, the results of this are quite specific. In addition to weak amplification of sound and changes in its timbral color, the most important is a noticeable increase in the sensitivity of the jews harp to breathing and redistribution of the degrees of influence of the controlling factors on the result. It's easy to play with the Jewsaphone, and the ability to hold it with your lips makes it easier for you to get a loud enough sound (if you press it against your teeth it will be even louder and sharper) and the softness of the tongue of the harp (using the JJ243 maultrommel) and transferring the restraining hand from fingers to larger ones muscles.