Khomus

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Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Wooden khomus - Yjash khomus 1.2 Other kinds of khomus 2 References

[edit] Overview

The khomus is an instrument more commonly known as a jew's harp, jaw harp, mouth harp, or trump.

[edit] Wooden khomus - Yjash khomus

Daja khomus

A khomus made consisting of an Y-shaped twig from a honeysuckle tree.

Charty khomus

A khomus made from a flat chip of wood; its central plate creates more explicit vibrations than the daja khomus.

Söösken khomus

A khomus made from the wood of the mountain rose-willow.

Sheler khomus

A bamboo khomus with a string attached to the tongue.

[edit] Other kinds of khomus

Söök khomus

Fashioned from bone.

Khyl khomus

A khomus with horsehair.

Demir khomus

What most people are familiar with, a khomus made from iron.

[edit] References

The Tuva Ensemble of Kyzyl, Tuva. "CD Booklet". Tuva: Echoes from the spirit world. PAN Records: 1992.

Özüm. Özüm. Young Voices of Ancient Tuva. CD. Window to Europe: 1991.