Schwarz SH-8 Jaw Harp - Individual - #8, Assorted color

My son has become a musician, lol.

I collect, and have played Jaw Harps since I was a kid. I have jaw harps in a number of sizes and styles. This particular Austrian design is fantastic !This harp is closed at both ends by being, effectively, a circle. This closure avoids overbiting the Harp's jaws, which would cause the Harp's vibrating metal tongue to smack into the harp, and your teeth. This Austrian Harp's design avoids that unpleasantness. It's a more stable design that adds rigidity to the Harp body which transfers back to the vibrating metal tongue. Additionally, this Harps metal tongue is both light weight, and made of spring steel that has been properly tempered in the forge.Incidentally, I have had Harps from other makers who used harder spring steel which made playing difficult and muted. And, I have had harps where the maker did not temper the spring steel which made their harps unplayable because the tongue was to soft, and bent rather than vibrated.Anyway, this Jaw harp's maker knows what he is doing.This is a great harp. I may buy the larger model next time

Listen, I bought this as a joke stocking stuffer for Xmas bc my husband said he wanted a jaw harp. Let me tell you, he used this thing so much it broke after about a month. He definitely enjoyed the heck out of that thing and it was funny listening to him jam on it. Ended up having to get him a more expensive, sturdier jaw harp but if you don’t plan to play it 67 times a day, this would be a good starter harp for you! 😂

Got this as a birthday gift for a teen who loves music. She loved it! Super easy to get addicted to playing and learning. Seems to be made well

It is a good product.

If it were a violin it would never be a Stradivarius. If you want to see if you have fun with the Jaw Harp it is worth buying it to give it a try . But if you want a jaw harp with quality then just forget about it.

The media could not be loaded. Works like a charm very cheap and easy to use good beginner harp definitely recommend to someone looking to start the harp

Eh. It works. Sounds okay.Pros: works well enough to give you an example of how a jaw harp plays, and feels, before buying an expensive one to try.Cons: it's very cheap made. The loop (the end part you flick with your hand) is sharp and starts to hurt your hand. It is also not rounded like normal loops so it's hard to play fast, or will hurt if you do. I tried to bend it a bit so it would stop hurting and the loop snapped off. Oh well.