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Title: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: uk-ok on December 05, 2012, 10:25:19 AM

(http://i50.tinypic.com/w2oca0.jpg)

Wondered if it was used in cellars ?

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: jimwrench on December 05, 2012, 10:38:25 AM

 I am not a musician but that looks like a Jews harp to me.

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: uk-ok on December 05, 2012, 12:15:36 PM

That's what i thought but no one is getting that in their mouth.

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: Fins/413 on December 05, 2012, 04:24:01 PM

It is a Jews or Juice harp.

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: Papaw on December 05, 2012, 07:31:57 PM

Certainly is- https://www.google.com/search?q=juice+harp&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ox6&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=W_W_ULLdNpKuqAGmnYHgCA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1476&bih=683 (https://www.google.com/search?q=juice+harp&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ox6&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=W_W_ULLdNpKuqAGmnYHgCA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1476&bih=683)

Lots of images there.

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: john k on December 05, 2012, 08:36:39 PM

I can't remember seeing someone play one of those since Hee-Haw was on television.   Have one around here somewhere, but it needs tuning!

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: BruceS on December 05, 2012, 09:38:54 PM

Quote from: john k on December 05, 2012, 08:36:39 PM

I can't remember seeing someone play one of those since Hee-Haw was on television.   Have one around here somewhere, but it needs tuning!

You have to B# to tune one of those, otherwise you'll  Bb (flat) on your back laughing.

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: Ken W. on December 06, 2012, 10:42:13 AM

They used these on the Muffet show.

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: Wrenchmensch on December 06, 2012, 01:29:26 PM

In fairness, it is a rusted, lightly pitted, used Jew's Harp (Genuine eBay-speak).

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: junkfisher on December 09, 2012, 08:48:37 PM

I agree. spent a whole summer practicing with one. lost it somewhere, but was getting better at changing tone/pitch. I felt like a possum eating sandburrs tho

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: ewvb on December 11, 2012, 08:07:39 PM

and if you are not careful, you can take the corner of a tooth off with it!

Title: Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
Post by: Billman49 on December 12, 2012, 03:05:10 AM

Never did like holding one against my teeth - try holding aganinst lips instead...

For more on the history, see: http://www.jewsharpguild.org/