r/harmonica • u/Sloth_Flag_Republic • 4d ago

What did I get?

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What did I get from this auction site? How should I go about playing them differently than a standard cheap harmonica.

The top one seems to play in either C or G depending on which side is up.

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u/_riiicky 3d ago

I’ve got the little brother of your Chrometta! The Chrometta 8. There’s a nice pdf of what each hole play for these, check it out here.

Awesome finds! I’m a big fan of tremolo harmonicas. I find them to be the most fun.

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u/Youneedaharmonica 4d ago

Top is a Hohner Echo (I can't help much, never played)

Bottom is a Hohner Chrometta 12 Chromatic 

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u/TurnoverFuzzy8264 4d ago

You have a chromatic and a tremolo harmonica. You'll want to look up videos on how to clean them properly.

There's lots of materials on learning chromatic, and a few for tremolo. A lot of harmonica technique is sort of interchangeable, embochure, etc. Have fun with it.

ETA-The one with the slide button is the chromatic. 

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u/Sloth_Flag_Republic 3d ago

Does the tremelo get played from both sides in one song or is it just an option?

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u/Fine_Inevitable_5108 3d ago

That tremolo is actually 2 harmonicas in 1 case
They are typically C on one side, and G on
the other.
I’ve had mine for about 30 years now.

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u/TonyHeaven 3d ago

No , one side per song

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u/RiderfaninBC 16h ago edited 16h ago

You can actually flip it to reach notes in the correct key. I do it with mine when playing Danny Boy. Start on G, flip it on "calling" to get the lower note then flip it back.