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Hohner Special 20 Progressive Series Harmonica

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Hohner Special 20 Progressive Series Harmonica

 

Progressive Series

The instruments of Hohner‘s Progressive Line all set new standards in harmonica design: the Golden Melody, with its graceful 1950s retro look and tempered tuning, the Special 20, the world's first harmonica with recessed reed plates, which has inspired countless imitations, or the new Rocket, the loudest and most comfortable plastic body harmonica on the market today! Whether harmonica pioneers such as Howard Levy and Carlos del Junco, individualists like Mariano Massolo, young live-wire performer Rachelle Plas or up-and-coming jazz virtuoso Konstantin Reinfeld, all of them find their favorites in the Progressive Line.

 

A little bit of history

Hohner Musikinstrumente was founded in 1857 by Matthias Hohner (originally a clockmaker from Trossingen) and with only 3 staff members at the time Hohner managed to produce over 600 harmonicas in the first year. As harmonicas rose in popularity Matthias expanded his company exponentially and begun mass scale production and distribution to the United States.


In January 1896, Jacob Hohner -- the successor of the company patented a brand new harmonica design -- little did he know how dramatic the impact would be to popular music. With his new 1896 harmonica being adopted by many music genre's such as blues, rock and pop, Hohner harmonica's became the most popular first choice for musicians and aspiring musicians.


Changes were recently made to the Special 20; after about 40 years of being a member of the Marine Band family, Special 20 is now re-categorized as a Progressive series harmonica.


Marine Band harmonicas are characterized by traditional design; wood bodies sandwiched between two reed plates and vented cover plates. Progressive harmonicas, like the Special 20, have plastic bodies and contemporary designs. Other Progressive models include the Golden Melody and Rocket.


Features/Specifications

Type: Diatonic

Tuning: Richter

Keys Available: G, C, A, E, F, D

Number of Holes: 10

Reeds: 20 Brass

Cover Surface: Stainless Steel

Reed Plates: 0.9mm Brass

Reed Plate Surface: Brass

Mouthpiece Surface: ABS

Comb: Injection Molded ABS Plastic, Black

Length: 10cm


Includes Plastic Case


Pocklington Music is East Yorkshires Premier music store

Nominated for Family Business of the Year 2017

Shortlisted for Music Industries Association best small retailer 2015

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