Hohner Special 20 Progressive Series Harmonica
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
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