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Beautifully-preserved mouth harp that was played by nomadic Huns tribesmen 1,700 years ago
Daily Mail ^
| 10 January 2018
| Will Stewart
Posted on 01/11/2018 1:52:15 PM PST by mairdie
An ancient mouth harp belonging to the Huns that dates back to around 1,700 years ago has been unearthed in Siberia - and it is still capable of making music.
Also known as a jaw or 'Jew's harp', the reed is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce the note.
The instrument - 4 inches in length - was made by a craftsman from the ribs of a cow or horse and dates from the time the nomadic Huns controlled southern Siberia 1,580 to 1,740 years ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: ancientinstruments; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; huns; jewsharp; musicalinstruments; siberia
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posted on
01/11/2018 1:52:15 PM PST
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mairdie
To: ADemocratNoMore; SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/11/2018 1:52:48 PM PST
by
mairdie
To: mairdie
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posted on
01/11/2018 1:57:16 PM PST
by
mairdie
To: mairdie
It's a Dinglehopper.
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:02:55 PM PST
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: mairdie
What kind of antiseptic lotion does one use on a 1700 y/o mouthharp? I already know putting it in the dishwasher is out of the question. Right?
To: mairdie
Pretty sure it is the first generation spork...
To: BitWielder1
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:16:27 PM PST
by
SpinnerWebb
(Winter is coming)
Not as silly as the otamatone.
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:16:43 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(Vote for your guns!)
To: mairdie
Cheap Chinese copy.................
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:17:06 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: lee martell
Alcohol???
It was probably in touch with a lot of that originally anyway.
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:22:08 PM PST
by
mairdie
To: Red Badger
Harbor Freight will have a knockoff on sale for 99 cents.
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:26:31 PM PST
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: aMorePerfectUnion
THAT’S why it looks so familiar!
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:31:59 PM PST
by
mairdie
To: mairdie
From
Young Mr. Lincoln, Henry Fonda, 1939:
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posted on
01/11/2018 2:35:48 PM PST
by
katana
To: katana
Yes, but try playing “Saber Dance” on one.
;^)
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posted on
01/11/2018 3:41:31 PM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: mairdie
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posted on
01/11/2018 4:20:13 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
(I'm conservative & traditionalist, a nationalist and patriot.)
To: mairdie
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posted on
01/11/2018 5:49:02 PM PST
by
Boiler Plate
("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
To: mairdie
That is not Chopin! Just kidding. Very interesting.
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posted on
01/11/2018 5:55:43 PM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
To: Boiler Plate
I can’t believe you found that!
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posted on
01/11/2018 5:58:11 PM PST
by
mairdie
To: Sirius Lee
I sincerely hope you’ll be okay with me cutting apart Brahms Variations on a theme by Haydn! Started with 17 min and have it now down to 7+. Van Gogh.
I did think of you when I posted this.
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posted on
01/11/2018 6:00:23 PM PST
by
mairdie
To: elcid1970
"Yes, but try playing “Saber Dance” on one." Why not? The rhythm is simple -- and the easy pitch changes are made by changing the volume of the oral cavity -- as in speaking or singing...
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posted on
01/11/2018 9:15:14 PM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias | "Islamists": Satan's assassins | "Moderate Muslims": Useful idiots.)
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