RE: [Harp-L] big harmonicas

[Stephen Jennings <harpfixer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's a chromatic, I'd say. Many harp players since Little Walter have dabbled with chromatic, with varying degrees of success, to the point at which it is now an important part of many players' arsenals.
YMMV
Steve Jennings

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Miller
Sent: 09 January 2013 00:44
To: Harp-L
Subject: [Harp-L] big harmonicas

so, as a new player who is used to the standard sized 10 hole marine band
size harp...whenever I see a picture of somebody sporting one of these big
harps I wonder what they are.

I know chromatics are bigger...but I'm pretty sure a lot of these guys are
strictly diatonic guys based on their playing styles.

what are these big harps?

here's <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LffMieGML._SL500_AA300_.jpg>an
example

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LffMieGML._SL500_AA300_.jpg