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Hohner Diatonic Harmonica - 560/20 Special 20

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Hohner Diatonic Harmonica - 560/20 Special 20 - Key of Low F (090048-HD)

STATUS - NOW AVAILABLE - Email or Phone to Order

Hohner's most popular professional-level diatonic harmonica for many years. Well known and respected for its great tone and bendability for blues. Played by millions of harmonica players around the world. Used and recommended by many famous professional harp players including Charlie McCoy ("undoubtably the most recorded harmonica player in history" - Field, K., 2000, Harmonicas Harps and Heavy Breathers, Cooper Square Press). Special 20 harmonicas are exceptionally warm sounding, airtight, and have bolt-on covers and replaceable brass reed plates.

"Durable ABS plastic comb with recessed reed plates for playing comfort. The stable, airtight construction and full sound make the Special 20 one of the most popular diatonic models.

Awesome response, superior bendability and the sweetest tone ever. This harp is the first choice for those learning to play. Its special airtight design makes it the most recommended go-to harp for harmonica players of any style, including blues, country, folk or rock. The plastic comb doesn’t absorb moisture making it longer lasting. Harp of choice of harmonica virtuoso John Popper (of Blues Traveler) and played by Bob Dylan on his 2007/08 tour. Chances are your favorite player has several of these harps in his case. 12 major keys plus lower and higher octave tunings. Also available in a Special Country tuning with a major 7th in cross harp position."

(from Hohner Product Information)

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This finely designed and manufactured harmonica is in the key of Low F. The Hohner Special 20 is available in all major keys. Other keys can be accessed from our Harmonica Index. Dane Clarke personally tests and performs any necessary adjustments and fine tuning on every MandoHarp harmonica sold. We will have further postings of quality Harmonicas just as soon as we can get the listings constructed.

About the Tester

Dane is a professional systems engineer, academic and musician who has played harmonica for over forty years. He currently sings and plays harmonica, mandolin, mandola etc. with a celtic/folk/blues band, Headland and a celtic/gypsy band, The Gypsy Tarts. Dane has researched and practiced instrument maintenance, repair and tuning in earnest for the last five years or so (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 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 engineer and academic these days, and though he loves teaching computer engineering he enjoys himself much more when working on instruments and playing music!

FEATURES

ABS plastic comb
0.9mm brass reedplates
Exceptionally warm tone
Superior bendability
Airtight construction
Bolt-on covers
Tough plastic carrying case
Instruction sheet included
Replacement reed plates available
Velvet Instrument Bags for Diatonic Harmonica and Chromatic Harmonica also available from our .com site at www.MandoHarp.com and our eBay store at stores.ebay.com.au/MandoHarp-Australia
Large Harmonica Harnesses and Small Harmonica Harnesses also available from our .com site at www.MandoHarp.com and our eBay store at stores.ebay.com.au/MandoHarp-Australia

Specifications for this particular instrument

Basic Information

Attribute	Description
Key	Low F
Tuning	Richter
Holes	10
Reeds	20

Dimensions

Measurement	mm	inches
Overall Length	98	3 7/8
Overall Width	29	1 1/8
Overall Depth	22	7/8

Construction Materials

Component	Material
Covers	Chrome plated Stainless Steel
Comb	Black ABS plastic
Reed plates	Brass 0.9mm
Case	Tough, grey hard-shell case

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About MandoHarp

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!

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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- 2-65685545) to discuss your music at any time.

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

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