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Blues Sound for Your Shirt and Pants Pocket!
Got the blues bug and want to fully dive into playing harmonica? Then the Classic Cantabile AHB-150 ECO "Alabama Blues" Harmonica is just right for you. With it, the blues is in your hands!
The materials used and expert craftsmanship guarantee years of joy with the instrument. And not least, the easy handling makes this compact Richter harp your companion in all life situations.
Top-Quality Components for the Typical Sound
To play your first riffs, pretty melodies, or simply a great blues sound, you need an instrument made from carefully selected components. With its brass reed plate and 10 brass reeds, the "Alabama Blues ECO" fully meets these requirements.
Effortless Cleaning, Careful Storage
Two stainless steel screws hold the chrome-plated stainless steel case and the harmonica body together. For regular cleaning, you can easily take it apart and put it back together again.
The Classic Cantabile AHB-150 ECO "Alabama Blues" is naturally delivered in a perfectly fitting, plain black plastic case. Inside, your treasure rests on the included soft, surface-protecting cleaning cloth.
Playing "Cross" Made Easy
To play the common "cross" technique used by blues musicians, you should use a harmonica tuned a fourth above the key of the song being played. The following table shows which harp fits which key:
| Song Key | C Major | C# Major | D Major | Eb Major | E Major | F Major | F# Major | G Major | Ab Major | A Major | Bb Major | B Major |
| Harmonica Tuning | F Major | F# Major | G Major | Ab Major | A Major | Bb Major | B Major | C Major | C# Major | D Major | Eb Major | E Major |
About the Richter Harmonica
In the mid-1820s, it was the Sudeten German worker and folk musician Joseph Richter who revolutionized harmonica technique in the Sudetenland. At that time, this border region between Saxony and Bohemia was known across Europe as the epicenter of instrument and harmonica manufacturing.
Joseph Richter designed a harmonica that allowed draw notes (unlike common harmonicas that only played blow notes). This eliminated the previously unavoidable pauses for breathing. Another stroke of genius was limiting the instrument’s notes to those of a single key (diatonic). This meant harmonica players could no longer play wrong notes as long as they agreed on the same key with their fellow musicians. The third innovation was a new note layout that quickly proved effective and remains standard today.
Classic Cantabile - Dream Instruments at a Top Price!
Features
- Classic Cantabile AHB-150 ECO Alabama Blues Harmonica
- Diatonic Harmonica
- Tuning: C Major
- Case Material: Chrome-plated Stainless Steel
- Reed Material: Brass
- Reed Plate Material: Brass
- Reed Plate Thickness: 0.8 mm
- Includes Plastic Case
- Instrument Weight: 55 g
- Weight incl. Case: 84 g
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 103 x 28 x 20 mm
- Color: Silver
Scope of delivery
- 1 x Classic Cantabile AHB-150 ECO Alabama Blues Harmonica C Major
- 1 x Cleaning Cloth
- 1 x Plastic Case
Specification
- Product number 00078667
- Colour Silver
- also for children No
- Scale type C
- Chromatic/diatonic chromatic
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About sound and quality I can say little as an "absolute beginner", but it makes a decent and quality impression, and the notes sound like in various YouTube tutorials.
Now and then I had difficulties to get just the draw notes cleanly, but this was not due to the instrument, but to my "technique". Now it works and I am fully satisfied with the device.
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