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Vintage 1950 HOHNER Chromonica 260 Key of C Harmonica 10 Hole Pocket German
$ 19.8
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Description
Whether you pay solo or in a band, this beautifully working 10 hole musical instrument will have you wondering why you waited so longThis is the Little brother of the Chromonica 270 is more compact and a perfect fit for your pocket.
measuring 5 inches wide, 1.5 inches tall and a half inch deep and is based on the diatonic and shares many similarities with the diatonic.
Each hole has a blow note and a draw note. However, you can press in the slide button and raise the pitch of both notes by one semitone. So if you have a chromatic tuned to the key of C, it becomes a C# chromatic when you press the slide in.
The
chromatic harmonica
uses a button-activated sliding bar to redirect air from the hole in the mouthpiece to the selected reed-plate desired. When the button is not pressed, an altered diatonic major scale
of the key of the harmonica is available, while depressing the button accesses the same scale a semitone
higher in each hole. Thus, the instrument is capable of playing the 12 notes of the Western chromatic scale
Harmonica comb material: wood
Harmonica recommended for level: Beginners
Style of music: Jazz, pop