Hohner Marine Band in G

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Find sources: "Hohner"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Marine Band Thunderbird is a model of low and super-low pitched 10-hole diatonic harmonica that was introduced in 2011. It possesses a bamboo comb like the Crossover, and a conical shaped lower cover plate. Designed by noted harmonica player and customizer Joe Filisko, this plate helps reduce any rattle caused by the low frequency tone produced by the reeds. It is available in low major keys A through F, as well as low B-flat and E-flat, and double-low F. [12] Carlos del Junco – The blues harmonica player is noted for playing a Golden Melody like his mentor Howard Levy. The first serial production harmonica with rounded comb sides, edges, and corners for maximum comfort.

The Marine Band Crossover also features the same reeds, but is made on a bamboo comb that is water repellent. [11] Jerry Portnoy – The blues harmonica player is primarily a Hohner Marine Band Crossover player since it came out and has given it much praise. He has played with artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, as well as others.

The Chromonica, no longer in production, contained forty reeds and played 2½ full chromatic octaves. This was the original Hohner chromatic model, available until recently in C or G. [32] The Old Standby is another model beloved by generations of harmonica players. Up until the 1990s, this model was a quality instrument made in Germany on a wood comb. Where the Marine Band was the choice of blues players, many country music players such as Charlie McCoy preferred the Old Standby. In the 1990s, Hohner began manufacturing this model in China on a plastic comb with a significant decrease in quality. Among harmonica fans the downgrade remains unpopular. [24] That said, the Special 20 uses the Marine Band technology and we prefer the Hohner Special 20 because the plastic comb on the Special 20 doesn’t swell over time. The Marine Band 364 has twelve holes and is available is the natural keys of C, G, and D only. [13]

Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG - The Bob Dylan Signature Series". Hohnerusa.com . Retrieved 2010-03-19.Some acoustic guitar production started to move to Korea as early as 1978 although electric guitar production remained in Japan until at least 1983. By 1985, new ranges of Korean made electric guitars were introduced - the budget SE range (known as the Arbor Series in the United Kingdom) consisting mostly of Fender and Gibson copies; [63] and the Professional range which included headless basses and guitars based on technology licensed from Ned Steinberger [64] as well as the ST ( Stratocaster and Superstrat style guitars), TE ( Telecaster style guitars, including reissues of the Prince guitar), and L ( Les Paul style guitars) models which would form the core of the Professional range for years to come. These guitars were made at the Cor-Tek factory in South Korea, more commonly referred to by their in-house brand Cort Guitars. The Educator 10 is a 10-hole, 40-reed chromatic harmonica built on a plastic comb. It is designed without the valve or windsaver technology found in many other chromatics, and because of its ten holes, it is smaller than most chromatics. This makes it a simple and inexpensive chromatic, ideal both for novices and for experienced diatonic players making the transition from the smaller 10-hole harmonicas. Like the Chromonica, it plays 2 + 1⁄ 2 full octaves. [36]