Jaw Harp........yeah.......and Jacobs Ladder.......

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Jaw Harp........yeah.......and Jacobs Ladder.......

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Ok, yesterday i went to Sonora(in California) went to the old fashioned town(it was fun, they had a black smith, and a saloon, and an old jailhouse, etc...)

Anyways with everytrip you bring home souvenirs...Howver i seem to buy the weirdest things i can find(Lucky Horseshoe with my name carved in it)

and i found this thing called Jacobs Ladder. Its a really cool little wooden toy.

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Mine isnt as colorful as that one, but just as cool. It uses ribbons and wood to make illusions.....Like making 2 pennies dissapear. Watch blocks fall from the top to the bottom. A block swinging from one side to another...

If you have kids, i think you should look this up. It would be a great stocking stuffer.


Second Item......

A Jaw Harp....While i was there in the store up there i found what was called a Jaw Harp. Which basically looks like a metal thingy....

This thing i have a problem with.....I cant play it for anything. Only thing i can accopmplish is a little hum, and lip pinching.......

So i guess what i would like to know is....Does anyone here know how to play this odd little thing?

I looked it up on youtube, and i have to say it has a funny sound to it that i cant seem to accomplish...

Maybe my mouth is too small....

Oh, and i read that its also called a Jew's harp as well as other names.

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