In addition to diatonic harmonicas Hohner also produces other types such as chromatic [30] and tremolo harmonicas. [31] Chromatic [ edit ] Hohner "Super Chromonica"; case marked "No.260 1/2" (model); images top-to-bottom show the case top, harmonica top, case bottom, and harmonica bottom/obverse

On tremolo harmonicas each channel has two reeds for each note, i.e. one pair for blown notes and another pair for drawn ones, each pair tuned slightly apart from one another to produce a tremolo sound. [31] Rare Vintage Framus/Contessa/Hohner 1970 German Model HG-681 12 String Acoustic Dreadnaught | Reverb UK". reverb.com . Retrieved 2023-01-15. Improved stainless steel covers ensure extra volume and greater stability, increase playing comfort and eliminate reed rattle. Bobby Darin – The multi-faceted artist released the Blues album "Commitment" in 1969. Several of the album's songs (including "Me and Mr. Hohner") rely heavily on his use of harmonicas.Bendability– Both the draw bends and the blow bends on this harmonica were very easy to execute and control with precision. If you’re looking at an outdated forum, you might see people complaining about Marine Bands not bending well out of the box. Not the case today. I pulled out this Marine Band 1896, and the thing bends like a champ! 5/5 Stars. The Koch Chromatic [37] and Slide Harp [38] are both designed in the same fashion as chromatic harmonicas, but possess the Richter tuning found in typical 10-hole diatonic harmonicas. Like the Educator 10, both are also 10-hole and built on a pearwood comb. The Slide Harp has been discontinued.

Extremely durable and even with heavy duty playing - stainless steel reeds and stainless steel rivets The Marine Band Soloist (364s) is the same as a twelve-hole chromatic harmonica without a button. Available in key of C. [15] Assembled with 3 reed plate screws and 4 cover screws to maximize air tightness and facilitate maintenance. The Marine Band 364 has twelve holes and is available is the natural keys of C, G, and D only. [13] From the 1940s through 1990s, the company also manufactured various electric/electronic keyboards. Especially in the 1960s and 1990s, they manufactured a range of innovative and popular electromechanical keyboard instruments; the cembalet, pianet, basset, guitaret, and clavinet. In the 1980s, several Casio synthesizers (such as the Casio HT-3000/Hohner KS61midi and the VZ-1/HS-2) were sold under the Hohner brand.A top end blues harp that could also be a harmonica for beginner if they wanted to start with quality gear. The American Ace has been a popular choice as a beginner's harmonica for decades. Originally made in Ireland on a wood comb, this model is currently being made in China on a plastic comb. [24]

Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG - Steven Tyler Artist Series". Hohnerusa.com . Retrieved 2010-03-19. Jazz player Toots Thielemans also has a chromatic harmonica line with two types being Mellow Tone (for classical material) and Hard Bopper (for contemporary material). [44] Stevie Wonder [ edit ] The US subsidiary M. Hohner Inc had an existing relationship with the Sano Corporation of New Jersey to make accordion amplifiers under the brand name Contessa. [51] In the 1960s, Sano also imported Zerosette guitars from Italy and they started to be badged as Contessa for sale by Hohner. [52] By the late 1960s, a range of solid body, semi-acoustic and acoustic Contessa guitars were being offered in the US and Europe. [53] Guitars were sourced or commissioned from manufacturers including Eko, [54] Framus [55] and others. Steve Vai's first guitar was a Contessa HG-200. [56] Musician Prince bought a Hohner HG-490 guitar in the late 1970s and it was said to have been his favourite guitar. Although very few original models were made, Hohner and others have since made many other versions starting in the early 1980s. [67] Hohner reissues include Hohner THE Prinz, Hohner TE Prinz and Hohner The Artist HTA490.In the 1920s, Hohner began manufacturing chromatic harmonicas, which unlike the "standard" diatonic form can be played in any key. Famous harmonicist Borrah Minevitch claimed he sold his design for the chromatic harmonica to Hohner. [4] The company headquarters in Trossingen

EKO-made Hohner HG OI Flattop Guitar". 1960s EKO-made Hohner HG OI Flattop Guitar . Retrieved 2023-01-15. 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. During the American Civil War, Matthias Hohner distributed harmonicas to family members in the United States who in turn gave them to the soldiers. [3]The Blues Harp has been around since the early 1970s. Until the 1990s, it was functionally identical to the Marine Band, the only differences being the cover plates and the varnish on the front of the wood comb, and the Blues Harp's profile was thinner as well. At one point, Johnny Cash promoted the Blues Harp. [18] In the 1990s, Hohner made the Blues Harp part of its Modular System (MS) line. This new Blues Harp lost its uniqueness, and is interchangeable with the other models in the MS line, but it currently remains the standby of many players who use MS harps. The 64 Chromonica is a four-full-octave harmonica in the key of C. With 64 reeds on a plastic comb, it boasts an extra octave below the middle-C note, giving it an accentuated versatility. [39] Carlos del Junco – The blues harmonica player is noted for playing a Golden Melody like his mentor Howard Levy. Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG - The Bob Dylan Signature Series". Hohnerusa.com . Retrieved 2010-03-19. Stevie Wonder, plays both Hohner the 64 Chromonica and Super 64 with four-octave range on all his records since the 1960s.