Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Meatwhistle?! I got yer euphemism right here!

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

I'll have to take YOUR word for it then, Peter. But it begs the question:  
were they Scots or originally from some other part of the World? Inquiring 
minds  just have to ask because I've also sounded this off my Scottish 
cousins and  they're as bewildered as I am. It sounds as though it could be Asian  
in origin. 
 
 
For my part (Glasgow raised) we called it a mouth organ. That was pretty  
standard nomenclature for those of us who used 'proper' English 
pronounciation.  Those speaking Glaswegian slang would call it a 'moothie' as do many 
other  Scots players I've run into since then, but munti is definitely a new 
one.  Perhaps it's regional to Edinburgh?
 
 
Elizabeth
 
In a message dated 8/15/2012 10:46:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

When I  visited friends in Edinburgh Scotland in 1987, they called my 
harmonica a  munti.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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On Aug 15, 2012, at 5:57 PM, _EGS1217@xxxxxxxx (mailto:EGS1217@xxxxxxx)  
wrote:


Honestly, Dave--I've never in my life heard of 'munti' as being the  Scots' 
version of a harmonica. Are you sure that isn't a bastardized  spelling of 
'moothie'?

(I've also just done an online search and  nowhere does 'munti' show  up).