Customer Reviews

Hohner Chrometta 8, Key of C

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I had an older Chrometta 8 which I played off and on for at least 20 years, also playing other harps in the meantime. I misplaced the old Chrometta 8 and just got a new one. It's more portable and comfortable than my other chromatics, more versatile than my diatonics. It looks so far like it might turn out to be as durable as my old Chrometta 8. I like the size and shape. I've played it a lot in the car, playing snippets of classical melodies and show tunes.
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The limitations are, of course, the number of holes. That's not a serious limitation for someone starting out. Tone and volume and playability are comparable to any other "inexpensive" chromatic. Some reeds take a little more pressure than others, which is what I would expect. Admittedly I have not tried out any of the thousand-dollar-range chromatics. I have played larger chromatics and more expensive chromatics though, and for the price, I choose this one.

chromatics are very fragile,and once you recieve it, its yours, i do not much like the local music stores in my city, but i do visit them for certian items, and harmonicas are on the top of that list, i recieved this very harmonica from musicians friend,, and i have a really long history w them, still it had a blown reed, and they did not help me at all, in truth they tell you that upfront, but my stomach still turns everytime i look at that harp, i paid 89$ for a harp i never got one tune out of.