The jawharps are a class of lamellaphone instrument – there are three classifications of jawharps featured on my site. The first is the Heteroglot Jawharp metallic instrument having a frame and lamella (tongue) made of a composite design features two or more materials often of metal. Idioglot Jaw Harps are made of a single piece of bamboo and cut from the same material.  Jawharps have their origins in Siberia.