Re: [Harp-L] Hohner Chromonica with Richter note placement

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great information, John.

Is there any easy way to distinguish the two versions, say from an eBay
photo? Most people selling chromatics don't seem to have a clue how they're
tuned.

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:55 AM, <Helmuth2849@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello, Richard.
>
> The first mass-produced slide chromatic, the Hohner Chromonica, was
> originally a Richter note setup, with leather valves.
>
> It was made with the Richter setup from about 1911 to the mid 1930s. Back
> in those days, it was known as the "Regular Tuning" Chromonica.
>
> After Hohner bought the Koch harmonica company in 1928, the regular
> (Richter) tuning Chromonicas were discontinued, and replaced in the Hohner
> catalogs by the Koch Chromatic.
>
> >From about the early 1930s to the present day, "The Chromonica" is a
> solo-system note placement.
>
> The solo system note placement on a chromatic harmonica was originally
> called the "Hausler system," named after the General manager of Hohner, New
> York. He initiated using the solo system on the Hohner slide chromatics
> around
>  1928.
>
> Happy Holidays
>
> John Broecker
>
>
>


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