Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Good chromatics for a beginner

[Matthew Smart <matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx>]

Slidemeister is great! The cx-12 is pretty airtight, but I just could 
not stand the taste of the plastic mouthpiece and the annoyance of the 
clicking i would hear from the plastic button.

On 11/24/2012 9:36 PM, EGS1217@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Sam:
>   
> There's no reason you can't begin with a 16 hole Chromatic if you want to
> stick to a Key of C (I play a Super 64 - Hohner when I want a 4-octave
> range), but there are other options with a 12 hole: namely Hohner's CX-12 line
> which comes in many different keys (genius design and ease of
> cleaning/taking  apart); their older and solid 270 (also 12-hole) line which also comes in
> many  different keys and has long been the go-to chromatic for Studio
> Musicians; Seydel's 12 hole line which again comes in several different  keys
> and I believe the Suzuki 48 also makes them in other keys but I don't  yet own
> a Suzuki). Like potato chips and diatonics, we chromatic players also  find
> it hard to have 'just one'. <G>
>   
>   
> Most of these manufacturers make 14 hole models of various
> prices/qualities. I've never bought one so won't give an opinion.
>   
>   
> Most long-term chromatic players have gotten used to playing everything on
> one key of C instrument but since I've never yet gotten a believable
> response to my query to: 'where is it written that one HAS to play only a Key of
> C chromatic', I'll play my different keys and be happy with my own kind of
> music. And more chromatic players are coming around to the idea that it
> isn't  really a sin to use different keyed instruments since they're being
> manufactured, are widely available and for many of us simply sound better. My
> personal favourite is a Key of A CX-12, but I have a collection of
> chromatics.
>   
>   
> I gather you want to play entire songs (which most chromatic players do),
> rather than riffs?
>   
>   
> Lots of discussions on these and other topics at:
> _www.slidemeister.com/forums/_ (http://www.slidemeister.com/forums/)    the website where many of us
> post as well since it's devoted almost  entirely to chromatics. Winslow and
> Smokey belong to Slidemeister as  well as several of the other chromatic
> players here. You can merely 'listen in'  before signing up if you want to see
> how it all works. Great site and you'll get  a LOT of advice for your first
> instrument.
>
>   
>   
> Tell them Scotty sent you if you do decide to join. ;)
>   
>   
> Elizabeth
>   
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:58:05 +1100
> From: Sam Lyons  <sjlyons93@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Good chromatics for a  beginner
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> I've been playing a diatonic (a Hohner  Blues Harp) for nearly a year, and
> I'm looking to start learning to play  chromatic. Are there any harmonicas
> you'd recommend, and any good books to  learn with?
>
> Thanks,
> Sam.


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