Throughout this blog I will use the term “chromatic harmonica” exclusively to refer to chromatic harmonicas with a slider system. *Note: there are many other kinds of “chromatic harmonicas” without a slider system as mentioned by John Broecker. It was issued in 2010 to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Hohner chromatic harmonica. Info: the image at the top shows the Hohner “C” chromatic harmonica limited edition. Rauner vertical slider chromatic harmonica (1902)ĥ) “The Chromatic Harmonica” by Hohner (1910)Ĩ) Enameled chromatic harmonicas (since 1920s)ĩ) Böhm Blue Bird Improved Chromatic (1922)ġ2) Böhm Chromatic with movable reedplate (1929)ġ3) Hohner Chromonica with internal spring (1930)ġ4) Thorens Chromatic with external spring (1930s)ġ7) Magnus plastic chromatic harmonica (1948)Ģ9) High-end Chromatic Harmonicas (1990s)ģ2) Suzuki SCT-128 tremolo chromatic (2004)ģ4) Suzuki SSCH-56 chord chromatic (2013)Ĥ2) Will’s Make Chromatic Harmonicas (2020)Ĥ3) Chromatic harmonica history – last words Hidden drawer with harmonica prototypes, courtesy Joel Anderssonġ) Johan Richter double harmonica from (about 1875)Ģ) First known Chromatic Harmonica (1896?)ģ) Hohner “Up To Date” chromatically tuned (1898)Ĥ) F.A.
I will also gradually add more articles about some of the “special” chromatic harmonicas Joel was able to photograph. Some of those harmonicas will help me to add more info to some of the existing articles. He allowed me to use some of the vast amount of photos he was able to take during his visit. Those are mostly prototypes Hohner manufactured but never brought to market. Last year in November 2019, he went to the harmonica museum in Trossingen and was able to take a closer look at the harmonica treasures hidden away in a drawer. Update: by pure accident I got in contact with Joel Andersson, who actually very skillfully plays Irish music on a diatonic harmonica. At the bottom of each page you have an option to submit comments. I would really appreciate your feedback and additional information. The list is mostly chronological order, based on the release dates of the harmonicas. These articles include pictures and as much information I was able to gather.
Some of them show special features or new inventions used for the chromatic slider or to improve the sound etc.īelow you can find a list of articles I wrote about the most impressive harmonicas in my collection as well as historical ones I don’t own (yet). Some of these harmonicas are very unique. Chromatic Harmonica with 12 holes, 48 notes and brown-tinted acrylic comb. During this time, I collected more than one hundred mostly chromatic harmonicas. I have been collecting historic harmonicas for the last couple of years.
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