CX16 Chromatic

[rnav2174]

Here's a modified CX12 - CX16, has anyone tried it .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Custom-CX16-Chromatic-Harmonica-/321253947542

[Gorfalamu]

Gone like a cool breeze!

[rnav2174]

Oh well, guess I'll have use my other 16 Holes.

[boffaman]

If you were to recommend a 16 holer for a newbie, what you would suggest?

[Gorfalamu]

It would be hard to beat Hohner's old standby, The 64 Chromonica but it really depends on how much you have to spend.

Swan makes a 16 holer that won't set you back more than a Benjamin and gets pretty good reviews.  Excellent workmanship and materials, the downside is their reed/valve setup which can be a crap shoot.

But why a 16 hole?  12 hole chromatics are a lot easier to hold and, unless you really, really need that lower register, a lot easier to play.  They're cheaper, readily available in multiple keys from all manufacturers and lots more portable.  A good used Hohner 270 will run you about $75-100.

On the other hand, I have a Hohner CBH-16 I'm getting ready to sell on Ebay for about $175.   Contact me offline if you're interested.
 
Cheers,
Gorf

[boffaman]

Well, I have a 270 and that is what I'll use to get going. I don't need to buy right away.

I can't remember exactly what happened, I may have been looking at some music score and trying to play the song but couldn't go below middle C, so I just moved up an octave. But I preferred the way it sounded in the lower octave. So I just started looking around at 14 and 16 hole chomes.

First I'll get some experience, then worry about whether I need a new instrument or not.

[rnav2174]

I have most of the Hohner 16 Hole Chroms a CBX 2016 and a couple of CX12's plus a bunch of 12, 10 and 8 hole chromes that weren't cheap compared to a Swan that is . The Swan 1664 16 hole I bought cost me  around $80 and I can play pretty well.

I did this with the Swan 16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6oO9RgTvsk