Posted by Anthony Lau on November 12, 2002 at 07:52:57:
In Reply to: help please posted by Ian White on November 11, 2002 at 17:47:34:
: My Dilemna…I have played Hohner Harmonicas since I was about 24… the best part of 40 years or so…
: I am, what you might call, a frustrated musician, although I can play almost any tune I hear by ear, I never have mastered the true art of the instrument.
: My frustration is as follows:
: Why, on the ten reed harmonica, is there a note on the lower end of the scale that is “ off key” I own a larger harmonica, the Chromonica 270 and on it, I can play up and down the scale without that annoying ( to me) missing or off key note.
: I prefer the pro-harp or marine band as they are easy to carry about, but I have never been able to find one with the complete scale.
: Is there a ten reed or perhaps a 15 reed instrument that I can purchase that has , for the lack of a better description, a complete scale.
Dear Ian. I made some typing errors in my previous message posted to you regarding the scale of the 12 holes chromatic harmonica in C Key. Here is the correct one. The 1st to 4th holes; the 5th to 8th holes and the 9th to 12 holes, the note scale is c,d,e,f,g,a,b,c// c,d,e,f,g,a,b,c//c,d,e,f,g,a,b,c. Blowing notes are c,e and g, Drawing notes are e,f,a and b. My website should be www.mrharmonica.com. Anthony Lau