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What is the difference between 10-hole and 12 hole harmonica?
A 10-hole chromatic has 2 ½ octave range. It is short and very portable, and the same as the 12-hole chromatic but the note layout ends at different points as a result of the incomplete octave at the top.
How many holes harmonica is best for beginners?
A diatonic harmonica’s simplicity makes it a great choice for the beginner. Most harmonica teachers recommend starting out with a 10-hole diatonic harmonica tuned to the key of C. The Hohner 1896 Marine Band 10-hole diatonic harmonica in the key of C makes a great beginner’s instrument.
Which is the best chromatic harmonica?
Top 5 Chromatic Harmonicas
- Hohner CX12. Hohner CX12 Black Harmonica.
- Seydel Symphony 64. Seydel Symphony ACRYL Grand Chromatic Harmonica.
- Suzuki SCX-48. Suzuki Chromatix SCX-48 Harmonica.
- Hohner Discovery 48. Hohner Discovery 48 Harmonica.
- Hohner Amadeus. Hohner Amadeus Harmonica.
Can a chromatic harmonica play in any key?
A chromatic harmonica has all 12 notes of the chromatic scale available enabling the user to play in any key.
Is there a chromatic harmonica?
The chromatic harmonica is a type of harmonica that uses a button-activated sliding bar to redirect air from the hole in the mouthpiece to the selected reed-plate desired. The chromatic harmonica can thus be contrasted with a standard harmonica, which can play only the notes in a given musical key.
Why are chromatic harmonica so expensive?
Because these harmonicas provide a much wider range and are built mush differently than the diatonic, they are more on the expensive side ranging anywhere from $120 – $250 for a good quality harmonica.
Can you play a chromatic harmonica in any key?
Which harmonica to buy?
Which Harmonica to Buy? A standard 10-hole diatonic harmonica in the key of “C” is best for most of the instruction and lessons here (other key harmonicas come later). Double-rowed harmonicas (sometimes 8, 10, or 12 sets of double holes) are called Tremolo harmonicas and they are not the proper type of harmonica for our instruction.
What is a swan harmonica?
The harmonica is called Swan 1664, firstly because “Swan” is the brand name of good harmonicas manufactured in China by a reputable Chinese company; 1664, because the harmonica has 16 holes producing four notes each, or a total of 64 notes, making it a four-octave chromatic harmonica.
What is a C harmonica?
The common 10 hole harmonica is a “diatonic” instrument, meaning that it is designed to play in one key (C for a C harmonica). This also means that some notes are “missing”. For example, if you compare a C harmonica with a piano, the C harmonica can play the white key notes only.