Unique easy to use musical instruments and instructional material.
All prices are in Canadian dollars.
7' long.
The note the jaw harp produces depends upon the dimensions of its vibrating tongue, with interesting effects produced by changes in the player’s breathing patterns. We mount a hardened steel vibrating tongue on our 3” metal (lead-free alloy) frame and hand tune each harp.
Jaw harps were among the items traded by peddlers in the early American settlements, and later entertained the pioneers on their long treks west. A popular folk instrument in Europe and the Middle East long before the colonization of the New World, the origin of the instrument and its name is uncertain. Known variously as jaw harp, Jew’s harp, and juice harp, the most often recorded name for this instrument is trump.
No 12 (75mm x 57mm - 3" x 2 1/4")Natural finish on tongue and Nickel finish on frame.
Great for Celtic music.
No 12 (75mm x 57mm - 3" x 2 1/4")Nickel finish on tongue and frame.
No 12 (75mm x 57mm - 3" x 2 1/4")Gold finish on tongue and frame.
Professional kazoo with interchangeable chineys to modify the sound.
Made in Italy and made of plastic.
Wooden Train whistle
Made in the USA from ceder and plays four notes simultaneously.
French Canadian style wooden musical bones made from Canadian Maple.
7' long
Genuine and unique handcrafted Newfoundland Made Single Musical Playing Spoons. Handles made from Canadian Maple. As seen in better music stores across the United States.
Can be personalized for $3.00 extra. For example: your name, that of a friend, your region, store, band, business, meeting, conference or convention. FREE personalization if you buy 10 or more spoons (can be of any type of spoons).
For a perfect gift set check out our Musical Spoons Instructional Videos.
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Genuine and unique handcrafted Newfoundland Made Double Musical Playing Spoons. Handles made from Canadian Maple. As seen in better music stores across the United States.
Genuine and unique handcrafted French Canadian style musical spoons made from Canadian Maple.
As seen in better music stores across the United States.
For a perfect gift set check out our Musical Spoons Instructional Videos as well.
10.5" long
9.5" long
Genuine and unique handcrafted Newfoundland made Musical Ugly Stick and Bow. Made from a natural stick collected in the wilds of Newfoundland NOT a broom handle. Complete with a baby bootie, bottle caps, ribbons and a clothes pin.
FREE personalization including your name, that of a friend, your region, store, band, business, meeting, conference or convention. We can do custom coloring such as red, white and blue or the stick can be left natural. Be the life of the party with your own ugly stick.
On ships bound for the New World colonies, at weddings and dances from colonial New England to the great Southern plantations, in the street bands and minstrel shows of the early 19th century, and on the overland trails to the Pacific, the rhythm of the bones contributed to the distinctive music of the new American nation as Anglo-Irish, African-American, and Creole influences came together to form unique new musical styles.
Our solid rosewood bones are handcrafted in traditional style, and packaged in a poly bag with history and instruction sheet.
Our solid maple bones are handcrafted in traditional style, and packaged in a poly bag with history and instruction sheet.
The note the jaw harp produces depends upon the dimensions of its vibrating tongue, with interesting effects produced by changes in the player’s breathing patterns. We mount a hardened steel vibrating tongue on our 3 1/2” metal (lead-free alloy) frame, and hand tune each harp, and package it in a poly bag with a history and instruction sheet.
IRON TRIANGLEExpertly crafted of steel for formal orchestral use, the triangle could also be made of local materials for folk musicians, and so it slipped easily into the vocabulary of American traditional music. From colonial drawing rooms to lively Cajun dance halls, from minstrel and vaudeville shows to the orchestrations of the early silent movie theaters, the musical triangle has played an important role in the growth of popular American musical culture.
Our iron triangle is packaged in a poly bag with a striker, and a history and instruction insert.
Matthias Hohner founded his company in 1857, and from the beginning the United States was a major market for his products. We package these Hohner harmonicas individually in a poly bag with a history and instruction insert.
Harmonicas were among the toys and novelties advertised for sale for Christmas presents in 1833; by the mid-1800’s, cowboys were playing their harmonicas on the long trails west, and many a Civil War soldier had a harmonica in his pocket.
Our handcrafted tin pennywhistle is made in the traditional conical design,12” long, with lead-free solder seam and wood plug. Key of D; packaged in a poly bag with music, history, and instruction sheet.
Early European settlers brought their musical instruments as well as their farming tools to their new North American homes, and the six-hole pennywhistle was a natural traveler. These simple folk instruments have been part of American culture throughout our history - in colonial times, along the overland trails to the Pacific, and today, in any place where people like to get together for music and companionship.
Our plastic fife is a high quality beginner’s instrument, crafted of FDA approved black plastic, with short brass ferrules. Each fife is packaged in a poly bag with an insert of music, history, and instructions.
The fife came early to the New World colonies from Euopre, as a military instrument with soldiers and a folk instrument with settlers. The fife was an essential instrument to to 18th century military forces, being used not only to signal commands in battle but also to call out the daily routines of camp life; it maintained that role throughout the period of the Civil War. As military fifers returned to civilian life, they brought the fife with them into the mainstream of folk music.
Our solid maple wood fife is handcrafted in the 18th/19th century silhouette, with long brass ferrules. The embouchure is round, the tone holes are not recessed Each fife is packaged in a printed box with an insert of music, history, and instructions.
Our solid persimmon wood fife is handcrafted in the 18th/19th century silhouette, with long brass ferrules. The embouchure is oval, the tone holes are recessed Each fife is packaged in a printed box with an insert of music, history, and instructions.
Complete instruction for beginners, with historical notes and 83 traditional tunes, and a 74 minute CD. Adapted by author and musician Bill Ochs from his Pennywhistler’s Press works.