Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic Blues Harmonica C Key w/ 10 Holes 40 Tone

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

It'sa Swan 1040 as shown in the photos. Unvalved but apparently solo tuned in the first 8 holes, then more like diatonic tuning in the last two holes, according to the Swan USA website:

http://swanmusicstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=48

The one depicted in the eBay listing has a rounded mouthpiece, similar to a Suzuki, as opposed to the Hohner-style rhomboid mouthpiece shown on the Swan sit, which is probably an older example. Durable phosphor bronze reeds shows that they've been upping their game. Swan has come from being poor quality to middling. They were an exhibitor at the 2015 SPAH convention and I was impressed with how far they'd come, and they voice a commitment to improving their product. 
Winslow Yerxa
Producer, the Harmonica Collective
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, Second Edition: ISBN 978-1-118-88076-0
            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
President emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica




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From: Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 3:08 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Chromatic Blues Harmonica C Key w/ 10 Holes 40 Tone


This $20 harp from China probably not valved, right?
http://trix.ws/5sukM
But is it tuned like the KOCH, as a diatonic?

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Robert Hale
Serious Honkage in Arizona
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