Hohner - Harmonica Alongside the standard Richter harmonicas, Hohner offers a whole range of special models whose characteristics are particularly suited to certain styles or playing techniques. Diatonic vs Chromatic Diatonic harmonicas contain just 7 notes over several octaves, with a special layout that makes it easy to produce chords by blowing and inhaling. With the interaction of the blown reed and the aspirated reed in each of the channels, these harmonicas allow certain notes to be altered, creating the plaintive effect characteristic of the blues while offering the chromatic notes missing on a diatonic instrument. Christophe Maé's signature harmonica ?I discovered the harmonica when I was a child, listening to Sonny Boy Williamson. For me, the instrument sounded like an extension of his soul, because what guides the notes is breath, and breath is life... He played on Marine Band Hohner at the time, and since then this house has accompanied me in all my music, so it's a ?hohner' (honour) for me to join forces and design this new signature harmonica.' Technical specifications : Type: Diatonic Tuning: C/Do 20 bars Number of holes: 10 Base: quality wood Black painted closed covers Personalised gold engraving
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