Hohner Harmonica Blues Harp in E 532 20 E
The brand name ”Blues Harp® “ has attained cult status in the contemporary music scene. The model which bears the name features a functional design combining a wooden comb, high covers without side vents and high quality reed plates to give the instrument its typical bluesy sound, which has made it immensely popular with beginning and intermediate players alike. Diatonic, E major.
Play the blues with the Hohner Blues Harp, a diatonic harmonic in E major.
Made in Germany to the highest standards, the Hohner Blues Harp is a fundamental model for all musicians who like to play blues on the harmonica, with the unique sound that Hohner can provide.
The Blues Harp® line has achieved cult status in the contemporary music scene, thanks to its high-quality sound, perfect for playing the blues, being immensely popular.
Built with a wooden comb, its high layers without side holes and high quality reed plates give it its typical bluesy sound. The 20 0.9 mm reeds are replaceable, but you may never need to do so: their profiles have been improved to increase their longevity by 200%.
The covers are made of stainless steel, so that they do not become stained with time and use, and are very easy to clean.
The Hohner Blues Harp is a diatonic harmonica, with 10 holes and an extension of three octaves. The reeds are arranged to allow the individual execution of each note of the major diatonic scale. As in F major, it is recommended to accompany blues in the key of C major.
This harmonica has the standard Richter tuning, which allows the playing of melody and harmony, being possible to play the tonic and dominant chords at the bottom of the harmonic and the notes of the scale sequentially, alternating breath and aspiration.
The Hohner Blues Harp is a model particularly preferred by those who are starting to learn how to play the harmonica due to the ease of executing the bending effect. But it is a harmonica for musicians of any level, due to the dynamic sound and superior volume.
Founded in 1857 in Germany, Hohner is one of the world's leading manufacturers of musical instruments, specializing in accordions, electromechanical keyboards and wind instruments as harmonics. Any Hohner instrument is synonymous with German quality and precision.
The sound of the Hohner Blues Harp will captivate any fan of the blues and is one of the many harmonicas they must have, so that they are always in the right key. With the Hohner quality guarantee.
Specifications:
- 10-hole diatonic.
- Standard (Richter) tuning.
- Reeds: 20.
- Reedplates: brass 0.9 mm (replaceable)
- Wood comb
- Length: 10 cm
- Improved reed profiles to increase reed life by over 200%.
- Precision die punches to ensure reed plates with unparalleled air tightness.
- Improved tuning accuracy (through investment in innovative new tools).
- Extremely stable stainless steel covers that won't tarnish and are easy to clean.
- Dynamic range and highest volume of most any commercially made harmonica.
- Super-fast response at all volume levels.
- Easily adjustability for overblows.