Jew's harps

Ah Ah Ah, nay, Jew's harps in Asia, you will say to me, His Lordship?!
Oh Yes, magnanimous liege lord, there has and were jew's harps in Asia!! One especially finds them made from bamboo trees and everywhere in Southeast Asia. To Vietnam, they were even used (and perhaps are still useful) to help people who have lost the use of the vocal cords to speak!
Those used in n-Naos are made of metal and some are European: an Italian jew's harp and Irish jew's harps of various tonalities. If you ever know where to find bamboo jew's harps, howl it to us by email, we are in great need!

But, indeed, how do we make it work out ?

For the most lustful ones, an explanation is essential:
The shape of a jew's harp is of amphora type without handle, including a mobile metal plate which passes through the body of the Harp ; e.g through the neck of the amphora. The body will be maintained by 3 fingers (inch on the bottom of the amphora, index and middle fingers on the sides) and the neck will be placed in the mouth in such a way that you can deposit the teeth on the edges of it (or up against it in for Italian jew's harps) and open the mouth slightly enough to let pass through the mobile plate.
The plate is bent and you must leave this bent part outside the mouth. Give the plate a move with your freehand and form a vowel with your mouth without exhalaison. The plate then vibrates and a sound will came out, replacing your vocal cords. By getting familiar with this technique, you'll start to exhale and explore new sounds.

The boldest ones of you should know that some Southeast Asia human groups would use their tongue at the same time. This to get rhythm...