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Also,not sure you'd overblow or bend a chromatic harmonica (I only have diatonics, so, not sure if it's done for colour)
by RBerenguel 7y ago
Also,not sure you'd overblow or bend a chromatic harmonica (I only have diatonics, so, not sure if it's done for colour)
- jascii 7y agoI play both (badly) and while it is possible, I find it a lot harder and often miss the specific pitch I'm trying to bend too (with quite unpleasant results!). I am not sure why this is, but I suspect the slide mechanism and the larger volume make it harder to load the reed just right..
- RBerenguel 7y agoThat was my assumption, although I have never been close enough to a chromatic to try (also, I can barely bend on the diatonic yet, I haven't been playing for long). I just looked up more information on bending on chromatics (the harmonica.com forums) and indeed, doable, but not supposed to sound as good as the chromatic on its own. Interesting to know, and thanks for your answer :)