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Reddit mentions of Hohner Accordions M2009BXA Marine Band Crossover Diatonic Harmonica - Key of A (M2009BX-A)
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Key of ANew improved cover design gives greater volume and stability while preventing reed rattle.Triple-coated laminated bamboo comb (patented), an innovative renewable natural material.Covers and reed plates fitted with Philips head screws permit easy assembly and disassembly and facilitate maintenance.Channel openings and reed plate edges rounded off for greater playing comfort.
Specs:
| Color | Stainless steel |
| Height | 1.38 Inches |
| Length | 8.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.3 Pounds |
| Width | 5.25 Inches |
As /u/Smufflegump has noted, Hohner, Seydel, and Suzuki all make high quality harps. But its more important to note their specific high-quality harmonica. Hohner does makes $5 pieces of crap, so don't just buy based on the company name.
Hohner Special 20 a great starter harp, but it isn't as high quality as the Hohner Crossover. The Seydel Session Steel is the high-quality harp from Seydel.
I dunno Suzuki, although I hear they make good Harps as well.
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I personally only have a Hohner 1896 Marine Band. Its not bad, but the nails make it difficult to service. The harder, sharper wood is also abrasive while playing. If I were to redo things, I'd get a screw-based Harmonica (Lee Oskar or The Hohner Special 20).
One day I'll buy the top tier Harmonicas and try them out (like the Session Steel or Crossover). But I definitely can say that the ~$40 tier is perfectly acceptable for a beginner. I did have to adjust the reed distances to perform overblows however (it was literally impossible to do a 4th hole overblow until I took the harmonica apart and pushed the reeds around), which is why I'd suggest something that can be easily taken apart (ie: Special 20 or Lee Oskar). Lee Oskar gets bonus points for selling the individual reed plates to their harmonicas. If you bust your Lee Oskar due for any reason, buy a reed plate for half-off and you can fix it.
A diatonic Harmonica can be played chromatically if you learn to control the squeaky overblows, and master bending to the correct pitch. But more often, musicians seem to just buy another Harmonica in a different key, or buy a chromatic harmonica.
In any case, the "bluesy" notes come from the 2nd hole and 3rd hole draw bends. All harmonica players need to master these. The overblow technique is very advanced and doesn't seem to be used very often... but needs to be mastered if you want to play something crazy like Wammer Jammer.