Larry Adler 12 Hole Chromatic Harmonica

£129.99

RRP: £1.00

32077

Larry Adler is the most famous chromatic harmonica player in the world, responsible for bringing the instrument to a mass audience for the first time through his ground-breaking work in films, musicals and on the concert stage. The models bearing his name enjoy continued popularity with both professional and amateur harmonicists. 48 reed version in the key of C-major. Chromatic harmonicas enable the player to perform music in all keys on one instrument. Actually they consist of two diatonic harmonicas in one, tuned a semitone apart - for example in C and C#. The slide button is pushed in to switch the airflow from one to the other, thus raising the pitch of each note by a semitone. By combining these two scales, all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are available (some of them twice), which opens up a wealth of new musical options to the player. Chromatic harmonicas can easily be distinguished from other harmonica models by the slide button on the right hand side. They are most commonly heard in classical music and jazz, but are also often used in blues, folk music and pop. All chromatic harmonicas feature tempered tuning. Specifications: Reeds: 48 Reedplates: Brass; 1.05 mm Comb: Pearwood Length in cm: approx. 15.5