Jew's Harp, bamboo
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The Bamboo Jew’s Harp is most commonly found in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. To play the jew's harp, you hold it up to your mouth and twang the bamboo tongue. To create the melody, you change the shape of your mouth. The bamboo jew's harp produces a quiet sound and is often used in courtship rituals.
| Family |
| Percussions |
| Pitch range |
| Variable. |
| Material |
| Bamboo. |
| Size |
| About 8 in (20cm) long. |
| Origins |
| This type of bamboo jew's harp may have originated in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. |
| Classification |
| Idiophone: an instrument that produces its sound through the use of the material from which it is made, without needing strings or a stretched skin. |
| And also... |
| Although the bamboo jew's harp produces one note, you can play many more by holding it to your mouth and changing the shape of your mouth, as though you were pronouncing different vowels. |
