Animations taken by Peter Smith in February 2002 and photographs by Peter and myself.
Impromptu animated snapshots include general descriptions, give practical tips and playing examples which can be used with ‘How to Play the Jew’s harp’. The article was written in 1997 by Frederick Crane.
The photographs taken of instruments in my collection are by Peter Smith and myself.
Divided into three sections – European Asian and American – they show the international spread of the instrument and the ingenious and different styles of Jew’s harp from around the world.
The paintings are from the collection of Frederick Crane.
Animations
- Descriptions – techniques and useful tips
- Introduction
- Clamping
- Changing Key
- Using the tongue
- Playing instruments from round the world
- Norwegian
- Slow Airs
- Afghanistan
- Rajastan
- Vietnam – brass
- Vietnam – bamboo
Photographs
- European / Scandinavian
- English 1
- English 2
- Norwegian 1
- Norwegian 2
- Asian
- Vietnamese
- New Guinea
- Rajastan
- Afghanistan
- Sakia Republic
- American
- Whitlow
- Goring
- Paintings
- Girl with Jews Harp – F W Jopham c1850
- Boy with Jews Harp = G P Chalmers c1860
- Anthology of Art Works – Frederick Crane