The chromatic harmonica is a type of harmonica that uses a button-activated sliding bar to redirect air from the hole in the mouthpiece to the selected reed-plate desired. When the button is not pressed, an altered diatonic major scale of the key of the harmonica is available, while depressing the button accesses the same scale a semitone higher in each hole. Thus, the instrument is capable of playing the 12 notes of the Western chromatic scale. The chromatic harmonica can thus be contrasted with a standard harmonica, which can play only the notes in a given musical key.
JDR Chromatic harmonicas are 10, 12, and 16 holes long.
Each harmonica fine-tuned for overblowing and compression. Each reed with a whistling suppression sticker for easy overblowing without whistling.
Infinity
Features a quad-thickness reed plate for balanced tone and control across all octaves, paired with durable No. 45 reeds for rich sound in both solo and ensemble settings.
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