mouth harp
Plucked lip instrument
A mouth harp is a small musical instrument held against the teeth or lips and plucked to produce a twanging tone.
The player's mouth acts as a resonating chamber, with changes in mouth shape altering the pitch and timbre.
Also called a jaw harp or Jew's harp: He played a simple tune on the mouth harp.
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
fiddling · banjo · harmonica · concertina · dulcimer · acoustic · roots · tradition · folklore · ballad
plucked
Pulled out forcefully
vibrating · resonance · pitch · timbre · overtone · drone · buzzing · metallic · portable · oral cavity
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- jaw harps
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
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mouth harppipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
grand piano · symphony orchestra · church organ · concert grand · harpsichord
mouth harpharmonica
Handheld reed wind instrument
accordion · bagpipes · brass instruments · organ · woodwinds