Hohner makes a harmonica called a Blues Harp. Is this better for playing blues than a standard diatonic harmonica like the Lee Oskar or Special 20?
No. The ‘Blues Harp’ is just a name for a wood combed diatonic that is made by the Hohner Company. It is no better for playing blues than any other harmonica that has ‘Blues’ in it’s name. This is just smart marketing by the world’s largest harmonica company. If anything, because it is made of wood, it can be much more difficult to play whether you are trying to play blues or any other style of music. • How do I use other key diatonic harmonicas after I learn to play the key of “C” harmonica? The different keyed diatonic harmonicas are all designed to play the same. A key of “G” diatonic will play the same as a key of “C” harmonica (only lower). The correct sharps or flats are added to the different keys to make them play the same. Therefore, your songs and riffs that you learned on the “C”, will start and end on the same holes as the other 11 keys of diatonic harmonicas. You don’t have to do anything other than to know you are now playing in a different key. If you are playing with ot
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- Hohner makes a harmonica called a Blues Harp. Is this better for playing blues than a standard diatonic harmonica like the Lee Oskar or Special 20?
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