2010-02-04
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Chromatic harmonicas are designed to play every complete scale in any key. Each single hole contains four reeds: two natural notes and two chromatic notes. The reeds for chromatic notes are enabled by pushing the slide button on the side of the harmonica. This design offers a wealth of new musical options to the player. Most often, chromatic harmonicas are heard within the classical and jazz scenes, but...chromatics are frequently found in blues, folk, rock and pop music. Chromatic models of the professional series offer fantastic volume and outstanding sound. The high quality workmanship and their easy handling gives the player a very good feeling at any time. Exclusive materials in combination with modern manufacturing technology are the basis for these high class musical instruments.
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Technical Details
- Plays 4 full chromatic octaves- 64 Brass reeds
- Clear plastic body
- Specially designed reed plate for great response in the lower range
- Black covers with gold plated mouth piece
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By AstroBob (S/E Michigan)
I have had mine for quite a while...about 8 years or more. It has been trouble free and still sweet sounding. The lower octave is really special and gives some nice versatility. Mine is tight and no air leak issues. It is a huge step up from the old Hohner Chromonica (12 hole) and a second hand 12 hole Suprema. I especially like the round holes over the square ones of the other harmonicas. I play mostly classical music and show tunes and it is nice for that. I am not a big time harp player though...I am a professional pipe and electronic organist and accordionist, keyboards and MIDI accordions. One of the most desireable accordions is a Hohner Gola which goes for about $40,000....I equate the 64x as the Hohner Gola equivalent in a harmonica. The harmonica is a side interest...I don't play it professionally...but fun to play.
Esthetics are a strong suite. The slide is precise and the gold plating with the black covers is very striking.
I was shocked at how much these have gone up in price...list is around $550 although you can get them for less with some searching. When I got mine they were going for about $160 and that included a free Shure green bullet harmonica mike! But if you are into fine harmonicas...these are my first recommendation.
Bob Berta
By J. Hud (Tucson, AZ)
I have several chromatic harmonicas, none matches the tone or feel of the super 64X. When researching on the internet, you'll see some complaints that these harps often aren't very airtight right out of the box. Mine was pretty leaky. I applied some silicone between the comb and the slide assembly (found some advice on the internet). It is now remarkably airtight, and a pleasure to play. There are the usual headaches with the windsavers, nothing serious, and actually less troublesome than my other harps. Note that it is often hard to produce a good sound from the second hole (that would be the 6th hole on a 16 hole chromatic like this one) when you're starting out--that's usually not the harp's fault.
That said, despite it's bulk, this is my favorite harmonica. I've never heard a nicer sounding harp. Enjoy.
By Nicolas Castaneda (Santiago, Chile)
I must say I'm highly impressed with this harp. I started playing the harmonica a year and a couple months ago. And my first harp was the CX12 (wich it's probably the best harp to start, and a great choice to stay with too), so my comments are compared to the harp that I know the best, the CX12.
The super64x price in amazon it's the lowest (most other places are around $300 and above), so buy quick if you are considering this harp. About the harp itself it's very airtight, even in the lower octave, wich can't be said with the standard chromonica 64 (haven't tried the super 64 though). The extra octave sounds awsome, specially the first two holes that sound much like a tenor sax. The windsavers haven't reported any problem so far (I've had some problems with the CX12, but had been solved mostly trough improving my technique). The button it's great, doesn't make too much sound when pressed fast (as the Cx12's, wich has to be pressed with more care to prevent the click sound). The only downside for me it's that the button area it's smaller, with the CX12 I could make the fast passages alternating the fingers that pushed the button, resulting in a smoother passage(I only had it for a week so far, could find a solution in time).
I bought it because most of the jazz that I play comes from sax players and the lower notes are missed when playing the CX12, besides playing octaves with the lower notes will probably sound great when playing some minor blues (George Harmonica Smith songs, for example). Another issue to my was the fast passages where the CX12 constantly got stuck in a note, and still haven't found the solution without drawing softer or slowing down; that I can't complain with the super 64x.
The tone it's also more darker in the 64x, but in terms of confort and easy on holding and playing, the CX12 it's the winner.
Will I sale my CX12.... most likely not, since it's a great harp. If there were a CX16,would I bought it? yes I would, probably would have the same issues that the CX12, but the confort and the tone you get are great (tough it's a bit akward to play octaves... meaning you REALLY have to open your mouth)
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