What is the difference between a harp (or blues harp) and a standard diatonic harmonica?
Nothing. The term harp is short for “blues harp” and they are both slang for harmonica. Yes, it is a bit confusing at times when people use the term “harp” to refer to the harmonica since there is another instrument called harp that is used in classical music (and made popular in the movies by one of the Marx Bros). That’s slang for ya. Other slang terms for harmonica include: mouth organ, tin sandwich, French harp, short harp, and Mississippi saxophone. • 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? Absolutely not. 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 o
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