Thomann Chromatic 64 Harp

A Decent Budget Chromatic Harmonica

A good quality chromatic harmonica that appears to be a clone of one of the earlier Hohner Chromonika models. Like all Chromatic harmonicas it should be warmed up before playing or the wind-saver valves will stick. It came in tune and the slider functions perfectly. It offers excellent value for money particularly for someone wanting a budget 64 note (4 octave) harmonica. As a hobby pianist, who wanted a bit more range than the standard blues harmonica offers, this was the perfect purchase for me.

Great 16 hole chromatic harmonica

After attempting and failing to find a decent second hand Hohner ( they never work properly without major work), I bought one of these and was pleasantly surprised by bith the quality and the sound. It doesn’t have a fantastic tone but for the price it is much better than expected and does seem to be improving with use. Very happy.

good for the cash

it's a good product considering the price, but... I ended up buying a 2nd hand Hohner: the higher notes were VERY difficult to hit, hard to get as I'm not a full time harmonist...

EDIT: I had to open it and work it out a little bit... And yes, I got it to work the way I wanted; of course, if u want to go serious, get the Hohner... ;)

It's great for the money

It is my first chromatic, and I use it for learning and playin at home

It took some blowing time to warm up reeds for the lowest notes, but now those registers work perfectly even if lightly breathed.

Overall it has good tembral qualities, and pleasant tonal balance. Sliding bar works smoothly and silently.

I certainly would recommend this product. But keep in mind, that it could take some time and patience to make this baby sing its whole diapason for the first time. So do not take it directly from the post office straight to the gig. But after taming it, it will work perfectly even if unused for monts.

If not those 'curing hours' at the very beginning, I would give all 5 stars. But as I mentioned, I am not a pro, so maybe that 'curing time' is just a norm for any harp.