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sorry for my ignorance n i really appreciate the info..
but one of the reasons i asked is i didnt want to buy lots of harmonicas ..
different ones depending on key.
maybe its impossible...but are there any recommendations on a
harmonica brand that would sound good and accomodate a variety of song keys n styles ??
or is this impossible ??
or is it imperative i gotta get harmonicas in different keys ??
prolly a stoopid question from my research so far. lol.



Marine band and blues harps are diatonic harmonicas that are made to play in one key (which is usually stamped on the end of the harmonica)

There is also a Chromatic harmonica, which has a button you push to select a second set of reeds, and some of them are capable of playing in multiple keys. It depends on the number of holes (reeds actually) in the harmonica. The larger Chromatic harmonicas with more than 10 holes are reportedly able to play in all keys. There are 10-12-14 and 16 hole chromatics. The larger ones will probably tend to get pricey considering that a marine band diatonic now sells for around $25 USD. Your local music store probably sells both kinds. I'm not so sure I'd want to buy a used one, as they tend to get all spitty when you play them, and I'm not so sure I would trust the previous owner's harmonica hygeine.

this article on WIKI has more info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica

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