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Hohner

Description

The Hohner 255/48 Chrometta 12 Harmonica has smooth, rounded covers, large, accessible mouthpiece openings and a beautiful tone make this model ideal for both beginning harmonica players as well as advanced harmonica players.

The Hohner 255/48 Chrometta 12 has a 4 octave chromatic range and is equipped with wind saving valves and a moisture proof comb. 12 holes, 48 reeds.

The Hohner 255/48 Chrometta 12 is a chromatic harmonica designed to play every complete scale in any key. You can play major, minor, pentatonic, or blues scales all on one harmonica. Additionally, all accidental notes are available at any time for any situation.

Each single hole contains four reeds; two natural notes and two chromatic notes. The reeds for the chromatic notes are enabled by pushing a slide button on the side of the harmonica. Most chromatics are solo tuned, which means each group of four single holes covers a complete octave.

This design offers a wealth of new musical options to the player. Most commonly chromatic harmonicas are heard within the classical and jazz scenes, but often these harmonicas are used for blues, folk, rock and pop as well.

Chromatic Harmonicas For Beginners

The 4 harmonicas of the Chrometta series offer an excellent basis for beginning the chromatic harmonica playing. They combine the best cost-to-value ratio with a robust design.
Hohner Chrometta 12 Harmonica C

Features

  • Available in key of C or G
  • Plays every complete scale in any key
  • 4 reeds per hole
  • Slide button enables chromatic notes
  • Measures 5-7/8" long
  • Includes harmonica case.

Reviews

4.25

4 Reviews

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Best Uses
  1. As a toy1
  2. Jam Sessions1
  3. Practice1
  4. Learning Chromatic1
  5. Church Band1
Cons
  1. Inconsistent1
  2. None1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced2
  2. Professional Musician1
Pros
  1. Warm Tone2
  2. Durable1
  3. Great Intonation1
  4. Great Sound1
  5. Highly Responsive1

Reviewed by 4 customers

  • Easier to play than my Suzuki

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byWarren

    fromOklahoma

    Sounds good. Much easier to play than my Suzuki. All notes still sound good after many years.

  • I already did.

    4

    Verified Buyer

    submitted9 years ago

    byE.

    fromundisclosed

    This is the second time I have purchased this pack - it's a good deal for the level of investment. Good tone quality, some of the keys last longer than the others and the key letters ware off so you might want to buy stick on letters. Other than that you can't go wrong.

  • Affordable Chromatic with some drawbacks

    3

    Verified Buyer

    submitted10 years ago

    byArster

    fromBrooklyn NY

    I always wanted to try my hand at chromatic harmonica but couldn't afford a playable one. I heard some good recordings with the Chrometta 12 on YouTube so I decided to buy it. The ease of playing is inconsistant as some notes both blown and drawn play easily and sound great. Other's not so much... reeds are tight especially on the high end leading to squeaks and difficult playing with iffy results. I'm hoping the tight reeds loosen up. It has gotten better the more I play it but it's still annoying and disruptive to playing well. The slide works smoothly and the travel length some have complained about is not an issue for me. All in all, not bad for the price but could use much better quality control

  • Ex. I will buy this product again and again.

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted10 years ago

    byBig Phill

    fromKansas City, MO.

    The instrument is great! but the case that it comes with it is too small, I can just barely close it.

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