The mouth supplies the resonating spaceSourced
A mouth harp changes its overtones through the player
A mouth harp vibrates a tongue held within a frame, using the player’s mouth as a resonator. Changing the mouth’s shape brings out different overtones. The instrument’s small structure works together with a space in the performer’s body.
Part of the resonating instrument is the player.
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