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“I N E V ER FEEL A S T RU LY A L I V EA S W HEN I PL AY M USI C.”F o r g e n e ra ti o n s , H O H N E R h a s b e e n d e d i c a t e d to m u s i c f o r o n e s i m p l e r e a s o n:M u s i c i s a w a y o f li f e . I n f a c t , yo u c o u l d s a y i t ’s t h e b e s t w a y o f li f e . P e o p l ew h o a r e n ’ t i n to m u s i c s i m p l y d o n ’ t k n o w w h a t t h e y ’r e m i s s i n g . O f c o u r s e w ew o u l d s a y t h a t , w o u l d n ’ t w e? B u t li ke c o u n tl e s s m u s i c i a n s a ll o v e r t h e w o r l d ,from beginner to professional, we feel so strongly about music that we wantto help open the door to this experience to ever yone. With instrumentsd e s i g n e d to c o nv e y t h e j o y a n d t h e p a s s i o n t h a t i n s p i r e e v e r y b o d y to i m p r o v et h e i r s k ill s a n d d e v e l o p f u r t h e r.We w o u l d n ’ t b e w h e r e w e a r e n o w, a s w o r l d m a r ke t l e a d e r f o r h a r m o n i c a sand accordions, if it wasn’t for our passion and our shared commitment too u r c ra f t a n d t h e t ra d i ti o n s t h a t i t h a s i n s p i r e d . T h i s i s a d e f i n i n g e l e m e n t o ft h e H O H N E R s o u n d , a ke y to u n l o c k t h e w o r l d o f m u s i c . O u r m i s s i o n i s t o p a s st h i s p a s s i o n o n to yo u , w i t h p e r f e c tl y c ra f t e d i n s t r u m e n t s t h a t e n a b l e yo u t ot r u l y E n j oy m u s i c .G e t t h e f u ll e x p e r i e n c e a t H O H N E R . D E
WH ICH HARMO N ICA TO CHOOSE?FI N D YOU R HARM O N I CAI t ’s i m p o r t a n t to c h o o s e t h e r i g h t h a r m o n i c a f o r w h a t yo u w a n t to p l a y.S I G N AT U R E S E R I E SI f i t d o e s n ’ t f e e l r i g h t , i t ’s n o f u n . A n d i f i t ’s n o f u n , w h a t ’s t h e p o i n t?At H O H N E R . D E , w e t h e r e f o r e p rov i d e yo u w i t h a d e t ail e d p ro d u c t f i n d e r,B O B DY L A N8h e l p i n g yo u to c h o o s e t h e r i g h t i n s t r u m e n t f o r yo u!TO OT S T H I E L E M A N S8OZ Z Y O S B O U R N E9B u t i f y o u c a n ’ t g e t o n li n e r i g h t a w a y, h e r e ’s a b r i e f o v e r v i e w s h o w i n gt h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t c h a ra c t e r i s ti c s o f e a c h t y p e o f h a r m o n i c a .D I ATO N I C H A R M O N I C AD I ATO N I CM A R I N E BA N D S E R I E S13PROGRESSIVE SERIES16This is the most common kind of harmonica, usually a smallMS SERIES20i n s t r u m e n t w i t h t e n h o l e s , c o n t a i n i n g 20 n o t e s , a l s o k n o w nENTHUSIAST SERIES24a s t h e b lu e s ha r p. D ia to ni c ha r m o ni c a s a re tu n e d to a s in g l emajor s c a l e a n d a r e av a i l a b l e i n d i f fe r e nt ke y s . T h e i r co n s t r u ct i o n e n a b l e s p l a y i n g t e c h n i q u e s k n o w n a s b e n d i n g a n d o v e r-CH R O M AT I Cb e n d ing, w hi ch e x p an d t h e rang e of ava ila b l e n ote s an d c re atethe legendar y and unique sound.P r e f e r r e d g e n r e s : f o l k , b l u e s , p o p , c o u n t r y, r o c kCH R O M AT I C H A R M O N I C AChro m a t i c ha r m o n i c a s a re a l s o tu n e d to a m a j o r s c a l e, b u t t h eC H RO M O N I C A S E R I E S29C X12 S E R I E S32PERFORMANCE SERIES34C H R O M E T TA S E R I E S38ORCHESTR Aslide mechanism enables all missing notes of the chromatics c a l e to b e p l a y e d a t t h e to u c h o f a b u t to n, w i t h o u t t h e n e e dORCHESTR A40fo r s p e c i a l p l a y i n g t e c h n i q u e s .Preferred genres: classical music, jazz, popTREMOLO HARMONICAT R E M O LO / O C TAV ET R E M O LO42O C TAV E45Tr e m o l o h a r m o n i c a s a r e t u n e d t o a s i n g l e m a j o r s c a l e. Tw oreeds per note of the same pitch, but tuned slightly apar t,c r e a t e a w a r m , g e n t l y p u l s a t i n g t r e m o l o e f fe c t . T h e y d o n o tM I N I AT U R E S E R I E Spermit note bending but are great for simple chords andmelodies.P r e f e r r e d g e n r e s : f o l k s o n g s , eve r g r e e n s ,Celtic folk musicO C TAV E H A R M O N I C AOctave harmonicas get their voluminous, full-bodied soundM I N I AT U R E S E R I E S46BEGINNER SERIESB EG I N N E R S E R I E S48T H E H O H N E R S E RV I C E50H O H N E R ACC E S S O R I E S52S P EC I F I C AT I O N S56TUNING CHARTS58t h r o u g h t w o r e e d s p e r to n e t u n e d e x a c t l y o n e o c t a v e a p a r t .T h e y d o n o t p e r m i t n o te b e n d i n g b u t a r e g r e a t fo r r i c h c h o r d sand simple melodies.P r e f e r r e d g e n r e s : t ra d i t i o n a l A l p i n e f o l k s o n g s ,eve r g r e e n s , C a j u n
S I G N AT U R E S E R I E SM u s i c i s a u ni ve r s al la n g u a g e , t ra n s c e n d in g r ul e s a n d r e g u la ti o n s , a g e ,g e n d e r, a n d n a ti o n a l b o u n d a r i e s . M u s i c i a n s m a n a g e to a r ti c u l a t e o u re m o ti o n s a n d f e e li n g s , n o t e v e n n e c e s s a r il y w i t h w o r d s b u t w i t h n o t e sa n d s o u n d s . S o m e a r ti s t s r e s o n a t e w i t h m o r e p e o p l e t h a n o t h e r s , b u tall of them simultaneously manage to influence our perception ofm u s i c , t h e w o r l d , a n d u l t i m a t e l y, o u r s e l v e s .At H O H N E R , w e l i v e a n d b r e a t h e m u s i c . W h i c h i s w h y w e d e c i d e d t oh o n o r t h o s e a r t i s t s w h o c a p t u r e o u r e m o t i o n s i n s o n g , u s i n g a h a r m o nic a . T h e Signature S e rie s wa s b o rn , wi th o n e of th e fir s t in s tru m e nt sh o n o r i n g T h e B e a tl e s . S o fa r, w e h av e r e l e a s e d s i g n a t u r e i n s t r u m e n t sw i t h a n d f o r a r t i s t s li ke L a r r y A d l e r, To o t s T h i e l e m a n s , J o h n L e n n o n ,Bob Dylan, Steven Tyler and Ozz y O sbourne. And there are more to follow!HOHNER.DE PAGE 7
Few ar tists have been as influential asFrom his firs t career steps in a bluesBob Dylan. A recording ar tist for overband, through the days with Black5 0 ye a r s a n d o n a n “En d l e s s To ur” sin ceS a b b a t h u p to h i s i n c r e d i b l e , o n g o i n gt h e 19 8 0 s , D y l a n h a s c r e a t e d a c o u s t i cs olo c are e r, o n e in s tru m e nt ha s alway smasterpieces combining folk, rock,b e e n O z z y s c o m p a n i o n – a H O H N E Rg o s p e l, a n d e ve n ja z z. H is s o n g s a re t h eharmonica.s ound tra ck to revo luti ons jus t as much asthey are for falling in love. D ylan man a gesOz z y O s b o u r n e a n d H O H N ER have n owt o c a p t u r e o u r e m o t i o n s l i ke n o o t h e r,tea m e d u p to d e li ve r th e wo rl d s hard b o t h l y r i c a l l y a n d m u s i c a l l y. W i t h h i mest rocking harmonica. Be par t of thethroughout his incredible career: hisP rin ce of Dark n e s s’ jo u rn ey an d followH O H N ER har m o ni c a. W hi ch m e ans i t wa sin his musical steps with this instru l o n g ove rd u e to h o n o r t his un b e li e va b l ym e n t , in clu d in g 3 0 d ay s o f f r e e o nlin einf lu e nt ia l musi cia n w i t h his o w n S i g na -harmonica lessons.S I G N AT U R E S E R I E SO Z Z Y O S B O U R N E S I G N AT U R ES I G N AT U R E H A R M O N I C A SB O B DY L A N S I G N AT U R Eture S e r i e s . S o h e re i t is: o ur h o ma g e too n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t a r t i s t s o f t h e 20 t hF i f t y G o l d e n T i c ke t s w e r e r a n d o m l ya n d e ve n 21s t ce ntur y.hi d d e n in th e O z z y O s b o u r n e H a r m o n i c a s . F i n d a t i c ke t t o w i n o n e S p e c i a lEd i ti o n h a r m o n i c a , s i g n e d a n d p l aye db y O z z y.TOOTS MELLOW TONE &TOOTS HARD BOPPERN o t m a ny a r t i s t s co u l d h a n d l e t h e c h r o -i n g J o h n L e n n o n . To h o n o r t h i s j a z zmatic harmonica as incredibly well as Jean-legend with only one instrument wouldB a p t i s t e F r é d e r i c I s i d o r, B a r o n T h i e l e h a v e n o t d o n e h i m j u s t i ce, w h i c h i s w hymans, b et ter k n ow n as To ot s T hi e l emans .we team e d up w ith him and d e signe d t woHe was the most iconic jazz harmonicainstruments to his specifications. Theplayer of the 20 th centur y and playedTo o t s M e l l o w To n e i s t h e f i r s t o f t h ew i t h a r t i s t s l i ke M i l e s D a v i s , E l l a F i t z t w o, w i t h s h o r t s l o t r e e d s a n d t h i n r e e dg e ra l d, a n d J a co P a s to r i u s . H e s e r v e d a sp la te s fo r a r i c h, w a r m s o u n d p e r fe c t fo ra g re a t inf lu e n ce to m a ny ot h e r s , in c lu d -ballads.ethnisodJ legenT h e s e co n d i n s t r u m e nt p a y i n g t r i b u t e tothis incredible artist is also designeda cco r d i n g to To o t s’ s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . T h i c kreed plates and long slot reeds give theHard Bopper a rich, voluminous sounda n d i n c r e d i b l y fa s t a r t i c u l a t i o n, m a k i n gi t p e r fe c t fo r fa s t- p a ce d, r o c k i n g s t y l e s .HOHNER.DE PAGE 9
D I ATO N I CHARMONICASB a c k i n t h e 18 2 0 s , B o h e m i a n m u s i c i a n J o s e p h R i c h t e r c o u l d s c a r c e l yh a v e i m a g i n e d t h e i m p a c t t h a t h i s i n v e n t i o n o f a n e w, p r a c t i c a l w a yt o t u n e h a r m o n i c a s w o u l d h av e o n t h e f u t u r e o f m u s i c . B u t w e ’r e c e r tainly thankful he came up with the idea. Although there are otherpossible ways of tuning a diatonic harmonica, his system has becomet h e b e n c h m a r k a n d s till d e f i n e s t h e s o u n d to d a y.Originally conceived to allow for the combination of simple chordsw i t h s i n g l e n o t e f o l k m e l o d i e s , i t a l s o p r o d u c e s t h o s e u ni q u e l y b e a u ti ful sounds with which the harmonica has been associated ever since.T h e p l a i n t i v e s li d e f r o m o n e p i t c h t o t h e n e x t , t h e e e r i e w a il o f b e n tnotes that so per fec tly captures emotions that can’t be expressedin words – without the diatonic harmonica, folk, blues, and countr ymusic wouldn’t be the same.B u t d i a to n i c h a r m o n i c a s d o n ’ t ju s t o f f e r a g r e a t w a y to f e e l t h e b l u e so r p l a y l o n e s o m e c o u n t r y s o n g s . T h e s e v e r s a til e i n s t r u m e n t s h av e a l s ofound their place in rock, pop, soul, and jazz and their unique soundh a s b e e n s u c c e s s f u ll y i n t e g ra t e d i n t o m a n y c o n t e m p o ra r y s t y l e s s u c ha s h i p - h o p , b e a t b ox i n g , o r e v e n e l e c t r o n i c d a n c e m u s i c s u c h a s t e c h n oand house.A s a bonus , all diatonic harmonicas include a code for 30 days’ freet u i ti o n o n D av i d B a r r e t t ’s b l u e s h a r m o n i c a . c o mHOHNER.DE PAGE 11
D I ATO N I C H A R M O N I C A SMARINE BAND SERIESDouble-lacquered pear wood combR e d u c e d s w e l l i n g b e h av i o r t h a n k st o t w o l ay e r s of c l e a r l a c q u e rTr a d i t i o n a l a s s e m b l y w i t h n a i l sR e e d p l at e s a n d c o v e r s a r e af f i x e dwith nails for the traditional lookand feelC u r v e d c ov e r s w i t h s i d e v e n t sO r i g i n a l c u r v e d c o v e r p l at e swith side vent s ensure the genuineblues soundMARINE BAND18 9 6T h e M a r i n e B a n d 18 9 6 i s t h e a rc h e t y p a l b l u e s h a r m o n i c a .A l m o s t u n c h a n g e d s i n c e i t w a s p a t e n t e d i n 18 9 6 , t h i sh a r m o n i c a e m b o d i e s t h e r e a l b l u e s l i ke n o o t h e r. I n i t i a l l yd e si g n e d fo r Euro p e an fo lk musi c , i t qui ck l y fo un d a p ro mi n e nt r o l e i n t h e A m e r i c a n b l u e s o f t h e e a r l y 20 t h ce nt u r y,a n d w a s p l a y e d b y a l l h a r m o n i c a p l a y e r s o f t h i s e r a . I t ’st h e s o u n d t ra c k o f b r o ke n h e a r t s a n d d a n c i n g a l l n i g ht , o fo p e n l a n d s c a p e s a n d s m a l l , s w e a t y n i g h t c l u b s . L i ke n oo t h e r i n s t r u m e n t , t h e M a r i n e B a n d 18 9 6 i n v i t e s u s t oexpress ourselves in music. With this wonder ful piece ofhi s to r y, yo u w o n’ t jus t p lay t h e b lu e s . Yo u’ll fe e l t h e b lu e s .HOHNER.DE PAGE 13
CROSSOV ERD I ATO N I C H A R M O N I C A SW h e n t h e M a r i n e B a n d w a s f i r s t i n t r o d u c e d to t h e A m e r i c a n m a r ke t i n 18 9 6 , n o o n e c o u l dhave foreseen the lasting impac t this instrument would have on the future of popularm u s i c . T h e a f f o r d a b l e p r i c e a n d s m a ll s ize m a d e i t t h e p e r f e c t t ra v e lli n g c o m p a n i o n . T h i sA 10 0 y e a r s d o w n t h e r o a d, t h e b l u e s i sw a s t h e s t a r t i n g p o i n t o f o u r M a r i n e B a n d S e r i e s , w h i c h h a s g o n e o n t o p l a y a ke y r o l es t i l l o n e o f t h e m o s t i n f l u e nt i a l m u s i c a li n u n l e a s h i n g t h e r a w e m o t i o n o f t h e b l u e s , t h e f r e e s p i r i t o f c o u n t r y, o r t h e e n e r g y o fg e n r e s a r o u n d . S o w e d e c i d e d to d e s i g nr o c k ’n ’ r o ll . Fr o m t h e c l a s s i c 18 9 6 to t h e m o d e r n C r o s s o v e r, t h e M a r i n e B a n d S e r i e s o f f e r sa n e w h i g h - e n d h a r m o n i c a fo r t h e b l u e sa ra n g e o f g e n r e - d e f i ni n g i n s t r u m e n t , w hi c h a r e t h e c h o i c e f o r co u n tl e s s l e a d i n g h a r m o ni c aand all the styles that grew out of it,a r t i s t s to d a y. A ll i n s t r u m e n t s o f t h e M a r i n e B a n d S e r i e s a r e m a d e i n G e r m a ny.using sustainable raw materials, with apowerful original sound that wouldMARINE BAND SERIESMARINE BAND SERIESmeet the needs of this new generationof p rofe s si o nal musi cians . T h e re sul t: t h eFeatures other wise asMarine Band DeluxeCr o s s o v e r.P a t e n t e d c o m b m a d e f r o m sus t a i n a b l el a m i n at e d b a m b o o , f o r a b r i g ht ,p o w e r f u l t o n e , a n d a f a s t r e s p o ns ee l i m i n at e s s w e l l i n g36 4 / 24Modern compromise tuning fors i n g l e n ot e p l ay i n g a s w e l l a s f u l l c h o r ds o u n d i n a l l co nt e m p o r a r y s t y l e sS o m e t im e s yo u jus t n e e d a li t t l e b i t m o reto fully express how you feel. WhenExtended tonal range withf o u r a d d i t i o n a l n ot e s i n t h e d e s c a ntS o n ny B o y W i l l i a m s o n I I d i s c o v e r e d t h erich, deep -toned sound of the t welveh o l e Ec h o Va m p e r ha r m o n i c a , i t i n s p i r e dC o m b s e a l e d w i t h t w o l ay e r s ofc l e a r l a cq u e r t o r e d u ce s w e l l i n ghim to record one of his best- knownp i e ce s , B y e B y e B i r d . N o w k n o w n a s t h eM arine Band 3 6 4 / 24, ver y lit tle hasethleeF BLUESchang e d sin ce S o nny B oy f ir s t p laye d t hisc l a s s i c h a r p.Completely assembled with screwsf o r e a s y m a i nt e n a n ceDELUXEWith the Marine Band Deluxe, we’veb r o u g ht t h e i n c o m p a r a b l e s o u n d o f t h eo r i g i n a l b l u e s h a r m o n i c a i n t o t h e 21s tce ntur y. T h e M a r in e B a n d D e lu xe is m o rethan just a state - of-the -ar t upgrade to o urb e n c h m a r k d i a to n i c h a r p. I t ’s t h e r e d i s co v e r y o f d e e p e m ot i o n s , t h e a w a ke n i n gof fo rg ot te n s p ir i t s , t h e re v i va l of hi d d e ne n e r g i e s . B r i n g t h e b l u e s to l i fe!Features other wise asM a r i n e B a n d C r o s s ov e rTHUNDERBIRDSometimes the sound of a harmonica inr e g u l a r t u n i n g i s j u s t n o t fa t e n o u g h toreally counterbalance the power of guit a r, b a s s , a n d d r u m s . O n e o c t a v e l o w e rthan standard harps, the Marine BandT hun d e r b ird is t h e l o w e s t-tun e d d ia t o ni cTu n e d o n e o c t av e l o w e r t h a ns t a n d a r d m o d e lsU n i q u e c ov e r d e s i g n w i t h t a p e r e df o r m , i n s p i r e d by t h e w o r k of l e g e n d a r y h a r m o n i c a c us t o m ize r J o e F i l isko ,p e r m i t s l o w d r aw r e e d s t o v i b r at ef r e e l y w i t h o u t s t r i k i n g co v e r a n dp r e v e nt s r e e d r at t l eS p e c i a l n e w r e e d p r o f i l e s e n su r efast response and high volume, evenat e x t r e m e l y l o w p i t c hmodel in our por tfolio. It delivers ap o w e r f u l , r i c h s o u n d t h a t ’ l l m a k e t h ef l o o r s h a ke.I m p r ov e d c o v e r s w i t h s i d e v e nt s ,o p e n e d u p at b a c k f o r g r e at e rvolume and increased stabilit yPear wood comb sealed with t wol ay e r s of c l e a r l a cq u e r p l us U l t r a G l i d eco at i n g o n m o u t h p i e ce t o m i n i m izeswellingR o u n d e d e d g e s o n r e e d p l at e s a n dc h a n n e l o p e n i n g s f o r g r e at e r p l ay i n gco mf o r tSt u r d y z i p p e r c a s e a l l o w s m o is t u r et o e v a p o r at e w h i l e ke e p i n g d us t o u tHOHNER.DE PAGE 15
PROGRESSIVE SERIESD I ATO N I C H A R M O N I C A SO p t i m i z e d c ov e r s a n d l a r g e rchannel openingsOpen back cover s with sidevent s and enlarged channelo p e n i n g s g e n e r at e a b r i g h t ,power ful soundRecessed reed platesand rounded edgesThe only harmonica with recessedr e e d p l at e s w h e r e s i d e s , c h a n n e lopenings , corner s , and cover sare all rounded for maximump l ay i n g c o m f o r tSt u r d y z i p p e r c a s e a l l o w sm o i s t u r e t o e v a p o r at e w h i l eke e p i n g d u s t o u tROCK E TR o c k i s m a ny t h i n g s – q u i e t i s n o t o n e o f t h e m . F o r a h a rm onic a to cut through b et we en s creaming guit ar s and heav ydrums, it has to be loud, too. Which is why rock harpistJ i m m i e B o n e s r e l i e s o n t h e p o w e r o f t h e H O H N ER R o c ke t .N o o t h e r h a r m o n i c a i s t h i s l o u d, w h i l e b e i n g t h i s co m fo r ta b l e a t t h e s a m e t i m e. G e t r e a d y t o b l a s t t h r o u g h r o c k ,p o p, j a z z , a n d co u nt r y w i t h t h i s i n c r e d i b l y p o w e r f u l h a r pfo r a d v a n ce d p l ay e r s .HOHNER.DE PAGE 17
W h e t h e r yo u ’r e j a m m i n g w i t h f r i e n d s , p ra c ti c i n g a l o n e , o r p l a y i n g i n a b a n d , t h e y a ll h e l pyo u p r o g r e s s a n d d e v e l o p yo u r o w n s t y l e . A n d w i t h o u r P r o g r e s s i v e S e r i e s , yo u a l w a y s h av eT h e H O H N ER t r i l o g y o f co m fo r t : R o c ke t ,t h e r i g h t i n s t r u m e n t to ke e p yo u c o m i n g b a c k f o r m o r e . T h e P r o g r e s s i v e S e r i e s c o n s i s t s o fRo cket A mp, and Ro cket Low. O ur Ro cketfive groundbreaking diatonic harmonicas: the Special 20, not only the be s t beginner ’sL o w i s y o u r b a s s l i n e. Tu n e d o n e o c t av einstrument but also one of the great all- rounders, the retro st yle icon and jazz favoritel o w e r f o r a t h r o a t y r o a r, i t p r o v i d e s aG o l d e n M e l o d y, a n d t h e t h r e e R o c ke t m o d e l s f o r a d v a n c e d p l a y e r s , w i t h t h e i r u n i q u e c o m uni q u e s o ni c un d e r p innin g fo r yo ur ro ck ,b i n a ti o n o f e x c e p ti o n a l p l a y i n g c o m f o r t a n d u n p a ra ll e l e d h i g h vo l u m e . W i t h t h i s s e r i e s , w eblu e s, or countr y s ong. Striking lo o k s andc e l e b ra t e w h a t m u s i c i s a ll a b o u t : p r o g r e s s i n g f u r t h e r a n d d e v e l o p i n g y o u r i n d i v i d u a li t y.i n c r e d i b l e s o u n d – l e t t h e f l o o r s h a keFr o m j a z z t o p o p , f r o m r o c k t o b l u e s , t h e s e i n s t r u m e n t s , w h i c h a r e a l l m a d e i n G e r m a n y,w i t h t h i s b a s s w o n d e r!g i v e y
DIATONIC HARMONICA This is the most common kind of harmonica, usually a small as the blues harp. Diatonic harmonicas are tuned to a single major scale and are available in different keys. Their construc - tion enables playing techniques known as bending and over-bending, which expand the range of available notes and create CHROMATIC HARMONICA
155319 Hohner Blue Ice Pack in Key of C,G, D (3 Harmonicas in Zippered case) 24.99 9.99 15.00 181078 Hohner Tagged Series Red Dragon Harmonica in key of C 26.99 16.99 10.00 181079 Hohner Tagged Series White Cobra Harmonica in key of C 26.99 16.99 10.00 179798 Hohner Airboard Rasta 3
the harmonica. The last point of contact is the webbing of your left hand (B). Having the left, back corner of the harmonica nestled into the webbing of your left hand will also help the harmonica to not move away from you as you play. A B PLAYING THE HARMONICA HOLDING THE HARMONICA ABOUT HARMONICA NOTATION
George Winston Harmonica Tunings 6 . 3. Positions. on the harmonica are defined like this (on a standard diatonic harmonica that is. not . retuned): the 1st position is the key stamped on the harmonica, and each successive 5th interval up is the next position – for example, in a harmonica coming from the factory in the key of D
The Marine Band 1896 is the archetypal blues harmonica. Almost unchanged since it was patented in 1896, this harmonica embodies the real blues like no other. Initially designed for European folk music, it quickly found a promi - nent role in the American blues of the early 20th century, and was played by all harmonica players of this era. It’s
An F harmonica will have a B-flat, but no B-natural, and so . forth. That means that if a song is written in the key of G, it is best played on a G harmonica. Nevertheless, the great thing about the harmonica is that the relative note layout is the same on every harmonica. On an F
Sep 19, 2020 · Here’s the hole layout for the 12-hole chromatic harmonica I use to create this sheet music. If you are just starting out in harmonica, you should master the diatonic stuff first. It’s quite a bit more work to play a chromatic harmonica. The 16-hole harmonica has another octave on the low end, and the 10-hole is missing the upper notes. Key Out
Electronic Tuner Theoretically it's possible to tune by ear, but few people are gifted with perfect pitch and for the rest of us it's a great deal easier and more accurate to work with an electronic tuner. The Ill. C07-6 on the left shows the HOHNER Harmonica Tuner
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