Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic vs. Diatonic harps

[michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

The chromatic is capable of playing octaves throughout the harmonica
while spreading the mouth five holes and blocking the three middle
holes with your tongue.  The one exception on a standard chromatic
being 8 draw button in and 12 draw button in, which are two different
notes.

The diatonic has some octaves with a four hole spread, some with a
five hole spread, some while bedning one side of your mouth and not
the other and some notes cannot be played as octaves.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:50 AM, michael rubin
<michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A chromatic has a sound/tone that a diatonic cannot produce.
>
> Also, a chromatic has three octaves that are laid out almost
> identically.  A diatonic has three octaves that all all different from
> one another.  Therefore a chromatic can play a melody in 3 different
> octaves with the only tonal difference being the pitch, whereas the
> diatonic will have a myriad of tonal differences as you play the same
> melody in the three different octaves.
>
> Also, moving the button in and out while continuing to either blow or
> draw will create a variety of effects that the diatonic cannot
> produce.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:20 AM, rob paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On a Chromatic you can depress the button, hold it over an annoying persons head, release the button and lay a metal "Nuggie" on them.
>>
>> Sam,
>>
>> Sorry, I couldn't resist!,-)
>>
>> But the real answer to your question is this.  A Chromatic Harp allows you to play ALL the notes w/o ANY bends or OB's or OD's
>>
>> However, it does allow for marginal bending but nowhere as extensive as the Diatonic allows
>>
>> Best,
>> Rob Paparozzi
>> ------Original Message------
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>>
>> makes a heavier paperweight?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sam Lyons <sjlyons93@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 1:58 am
>> Subject: [Harp-L] Chromatic vs. Diatonic harps
>>
>>
>> What does a Chromatic harmonica do that a Diatonic with sufficient
>> proficiency in bending-for-note techinques can't?
>>
>> Sam.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon crackberry phone!
>>