Jew's Harps

The dambrelis is a mysterious instrument

The exact origin of the instrument is unknown, it has many names and countless different forms, the only thing known is that it has been used for at least several thousand years and it is a very popular product in our store. Usually, dambres are made of metal, but there are also wooden, bamboo, or even bone-made dambres. When playing the dambrel, it is very easy to create a strong background and rhythm that can be joined by voice or with other instruments. It is a very great instrument for those who want to feel what it means to play and create music with others. Another characteristic of the dambre is a strong vibration that vibrates the whole body. Rhythmic playing, connecting breathing, vibration spreading throughout the body, is a great tool for active meditation. So the dambrelis is a small, inexpensive and very versatile instrument, which is also very easy to play!

Most of the tambres are placed near the teeth, for many it causes unpleasant sensations, in our online store you will find Vietnamese lip tambria that are placed on the lips, this is how those unpleasant sensations are avoided. Those who try to play for the first time are usually confused, because it is difficult to comprehend how one simple musical instrument can produce so many different sounds, and saying that you need to change the size of the oral cavity, move the throat, tongue, sounds like complete mysticism, but only after adding the dabrelis to the mouth – everyone begins to understand.

It is an interesting fact that in English dambres are called “Jew’s Harp”, so from the name many people think that this instrument was invented by Jews, but the truth is that this instrument does not have much to do with the Jews, and it is believed that this name was simply incorrectly transformed from the French name “jeu-trompe” which means “toy trumpet”. Other popular names are vargan, mouth harp, Drumla, Drumbla, gewgaw, guimbard, khomus, Ozark harp, Galician harp.

We will be happy to help you discover and buy your first dambrel, so feel free to contact, ask or even offer if you can’t find something! We work with many craftsmen, we have many contacts, so we can order much more than shown on our page!

The price of the dambres starts from 9 eur. We ship products not only to Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda and all cities of Lithuania and all over the world.