C.A. Seydel Söhne Nonslider Chromatic Solo C
Chromatic Harmonica with 12 Channels
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No moving parts, strong and rust-resistant materials, no valves (in Solo-C version). You can clean it by pouring tap water inside. Throw it in a backpack, play it cold, store it wet: no problem.
Rustic instrument, yet it responds to soft breath consistently across the range. The reeds produce bright tones if slightly strident, similar to a Seydel Saxony but less "full". Holes are smaller but spaced like a normal harmonica.
Recommended for beginners *if* you pick up a slider chromatic to practice alongside with it. You will appreciate ease of play and consistency, it is a forgiving instrument.
Advanced players will appreciate the challenge of adapting their playing technique.
Important note: some versions of the Nonslider are valved, check Seydel's website.
Technical Data
- Manufactured by C.A. Seydel Söhne
- Released in 2021
- Average price : $226
- 48 Stainless steel reeds
- Innovative, CNC-milled double-row crescent-shaped mouthpiece with 2x 12 round blowing holes (replacing the slide) - maintenance-free and airtight: low air consumption and dynamic sound
- Solo tuning in C: the 12x2 channels correspond to three full octaves of standard chromaticism
- Equal pitch with a' = 443 Hz
- Extremely airtight construction (without slides)
- No valves: Completely insensitive to humidity
- High tolerance reed plates made of nickel silver with optimised flatness
- Robust, corrosion-free stainless steel cover plate
- Resistant, high-precision CNC-milled optimised acrylic glass comb for perfect tone response
- Colour of comb: Semi-transparent Orange
- Full, loud sound and fast, direct response
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