They are gnarly.

Very cool. Good to know. Have you played one?

Lubuw is made by the Atayal tribe in Taiwan. Lubu is made by the Sediq tribe in Taiwan. These are aboriginal native tribes of Taiwan. Both are made of bamboo and very similar. The sound is lovely, woodsy and softer, not strident like the metal harps. Thanks for bringing this up. I looked them up and added these names to my growing list of mouth harps from around the world.

It does require some adjustment to be able to play. The sail is very melodious.

Yes you could.

This style of harp may not be well suited to fast double play.

Since it makes you open your mouth taller, does that make it less sensitive to breath or limit its range? I also wonder about fast single play, maybe by muting the unused reed for safety (like a guitarist might mute unused strings for clean playing).

It’s wide mouth is preventative to many things.

There are a ton of great harps out there. Glazyrin are popular because they are of great quality, come in a variety of sounds and price ranges, and are widely available and are very decently priced for the harp you get. Message me on my store and a have a variety of harps for you to choose from and I can make comparison videos for you as well over messenger. My store is, “The Harpery,” on FB.

awesome . will do.

I have a Glazyrin Rainbow. It's very interesting. It's got a very particular sound. If you want a harp that is going to last a long time, go for a Glazyrin. It's not that they're the best--it's just that they have a wide variety of sounds, and designs, and each one of crafted with top notch quality. My Glazyrin Rainbow is my everyday harp. Keep in mind some people don't like the sound of the Rainbow, so choose wisely my friend. Also keep in mind if you have never played this sort of long, very very thin harp before, they are a bit different. You can't hit them as hard, and they will be extremely loud. The main difference for me, is that I had to relearn mouth and tongue positions to hit certain overtone notes. Turns out they're completely different positions than the traditional morchang looking harps. Choose what you like, and hit up Harpery. :)

Also the Cnc wood cases that you can get for them are perfect for throwing in a pocket. I just got a bunch in and now I bring my alpha to work with me everyday.

It is definitely an adjustment. I like it quite a bit, but it is not an everyday player. With the sheer amount of harps that I have no harp is an everyday player anymore. I have a few go to harps that change ever couple days.

Harps advertised as double-tongue dan moi generally have one reed that forks into two points, rather than two separate functional reeds. Compared with a regualr dan moi they tend to be a little more durable and have a very slightly nicer tone, but they are played exactly the same, and I couldn't tell the difference without looking. A better alternative would be to get a few Chinese Kou Xians, which are similar to Dan mois, but flatter and rounder. You often find them being sold in sets of three, designed to be played simultaioniusly. :)

I have had the khou xian and I just never liked playing them.

Agreed, they are a fun novelty, but not great for serious harpin. You can get them ridiculously cheap though, so worth a try in my opinion.

Agreed but nadishana can absolutely slay on the khou xian. I think the duet is a serious harp, and I have seen people play them who are very skilled at it and they sound awesome. For me right now I just don’t play it enough and I don’t have the skill on one yet.