280/C 64 Reed Chromonica

Super inspiring, relatively affordable yet perfect for the price range, you can’t go wrong.

Bb harp is not standard so pleased to find one for a decent price.

It’s everything I could ask for. My previous chromatic harmonica didn’t come with instructions in its care, so some of the notes became “sticky”. In fairness, I did have it for over 25 years! This is on a whole new level in terms of how it accepts expression. My input needs to be more subtle on occasions as it is so responsive. Looking forward to it becoming instinctive. Amazon have suggested that I could mention value for money or comfort. Here goes… Was it worth it? A resounding yes! Is it comfortable? Well, it fits in my hands and is longer by an octave than my old Huang, but it’s manageable and I am getting comfortable with it. It’s a beautiful instrument. Oh, it is loud - so it’s a good idea to find somewhere to practice before inflicting it on your neighbours!

Excellent sound quality and value for money. Highly recommended.

Great sound as you would expect from the premium harmonica company. Really well made ( I bought it to replace one I’ve had 50 years!) If you want quality, pay a bit more because this certainly is not a toy!

Blocked notes and some out of tune reeds

I bought it as used from the amazon warehouse, arrived in a day and there was not any cosmetic or functional issuse. Item itself is a piece of art. no air leakage, soft effective slider and a very delightful sound. It has a quick response in the upper registers...

I'm so pleased with this Harmonica. I bought it to replace the one that I owned for thirty years. I decided that it was better to replace than to have the old one repaired .

Excellent quality, beautiful tone.

Parfait et rapide

Or if not the best, at least a really good harp like the Chromatica 280 C. I'm a beginning harmonica player with 15 years of musical instruction and 30 years of playing piano, clarinet, and guitar under my belt. My musical bent turns mostly toward classical with a bit of gospel, so I searched for almost a year to find the "right" harp (as harmonicas are called). I decided not to waste money on a less expensive instrument because I figured from all I've read the 280 C can grow with me, or rather, the better I learn to play it, the better the music from it. Just like the other three I've learned to play. The advantages for me over the other instruments are that I can take it anywhere, play almost any sort of music on it, and play a wider range of music because of its 4-octave reach. Being in the key of C doesn't matter, either, because the slide will enable me to play in all the keys I can learn. Unlike the diatonic harps I won't need to buy other harmonicas to play in other keys. I figure this harmonica will be as good as I can play, and thanks to a couple of great harmonica books, it already sounds better than when I first picked it up a little over a month ago. The books are The Chromatic Harmonica Method by Max De Aloe, and Harmonic for Dummies by Winslow Yerxa. With this combo of books and instrument, the only limitations on where I can go musically are my own.

Instrument mit wunderbar klaren und vollen Tönen. Egal ob ganz hoch, oder ganz tief, es klingt einfach. Schade dass es in so einer wirklich billigen Plastikschatulle ankommt in der eine ganz dünne rote Formfolie eingelegt ist. Ich finde so ein Instrument sollte auch eine edle Verpackung haben.

My first experience with a chromatic harmonica--this one is a pleasure to learn and to play. Working now with Duke Ellington's music