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"The Suzuki HA-20 Promaster Hammond harmonica features an easy-playing, free-blowing design with solid anodised aluminium comb and focused note holes. The computer-aided laser cut, bendable, laser-tuned phosphor bronze reed system gives rich, clear, mellow tones.

An Oustanding Blues Harp!

Designed in collaboration with Hammond Organs the Promaster Hammond combines Suzuki's outstanding laser tuned reeds with a smooth and functional comb and cover design from Hammond. The Promaster Hammond has a lovely rich tone when played in straight harp mode and also is amazingly resonant in the lower octave to give those rumbling cross harp tones.

"When I received my first Promaster Hammond I was expecting a great straight harp from the premier organ designers and sure, the Promaster Hammond is a wonderful straight harp. However I was agreeably surprised to find the Hammond is also a fantastic cross harp. So much so that I currently prefer the Hammond to the Hohner Meisterklasse (my previous favourite) for blues.

If you play cross harp you've got to try a Promaster Hammond. You'll be amazed at the blues feel. you get with these harmonicas."

(Dane Clarke - Harmonica player with Headland and The Gypsy Tarts)

Report for this particular instrument

Purchased new from an American distributor. Received in perfect order - no scratches or discolouration, no scuffing on case. All harmonica reeds test within 5c of specs. No tuning required. All reeds aligned correctly with even gap. Reed offsets show evenly distributed gradient - no adjustment required. Good sealing - no untoward air leaks detected. No additional work required. Tested okay to offer for sale.

About the Tester

Dane is a professional systems engineer, academic and musician who has played harmonica for over forty years. He currently plays harmonica and mandolin with a celtic/folk/blues band, Headland and a celtic/gypsy band, The Gypsy Tarts. Dane has researched and practiced harmonica maintenance and tuning in earnest for the last five years (since retiring from full-time professional work), and during this time has often been privileged to meet and learn from some of Australia's premier harmonica artists and technicians. On the qualifications side of things, Dane has undergraduate degrees in Engineering and Business, and post-graduate qualifications in Information Technology and Education. He works as a part-time academic these days and though he loves teaching computer engineering he enjoys himself much more when working on instruments and playing music!

Diatonic Harmonicas

Diatonic harmonicas come in several types (Tremolo, Bues, Octave etc.) with the common attribute being that the harmonica is tuned to a particular key (or scale). See the Wikipedia entry for Diatonic harmonica for excellent general descriptions of the major types of diatonic harmonica.

"Diatonic means, roughly, something in only one key, and that's the meaning applied to the harmonica. A C harmonica is tuned to the C major scale, and plays the two most important chords in C (C Major chord and G 7th chord). If you want to play the same song in another key, let's say D, you'd pick up a D harp and play it the same way you did in C. It's a little like using a capo on a guitar."Harp-L FAQ

• Professional Standard Phosphor Bronze Reeds
• Computer Aided Laser Cut and Tuned
• Black Enamel finished Stainless Steel covers
• Solid Black Anodised Aluminium Comb
• Attractive and Tough Hard-Shell Soft-Lined Plastic Carrying Case
• Instruction Sheet Included
• Replacement Reed Plates Available

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At MandoHarp we play the instruments we sell! Each of our musician and craft associates has over thirty years experience within their area of expertise. MandoHarp supplies and repairs reed and string instruments for local music shops and individual musicians - we sell to our friends. At MandoHarp our pimary areas of expertise are Mandolins and Harmonicas, hence our name. We also have contracted associates who work with a wide range of instruments, especially folk. This is our first foray onto the internet and we look forward to meeting many new musical friends here. At MandoHarp we appreciate fine instruments and we want you to have them!

About MandoHarp Instruments

All MandoHarp instruments are tracked from the moment of their original creation or purchase. Each instrument is assessed by an expert musician when received and again before offering it for sale. A brief report is written and stored in our database for each item, noting paticularly our expert assessment on receipt, any work performed on the instrument and its final condition.

Personal Service

At MandoHarp we like to get to know our customers - we're musicians and we like to get to know other musicians. We love to talk with musicians whenever possible [probably a bit too much! :)]. And especially musicians who are interested in our instruments. Please feel more than welcome to email (info@mandoharp.com) or phone us (61- 2-66554545) to discuss your music at any time.

Inspections, trials and pickup by prior arrangement are welcome at our workshops in Repton, near Coffs Harbour on the NSW North Coast.