1. Why did you choose the Chromatic harmonica? (Twenty-five words or less)

[Gary Richardson]

I love the diatonic so the chromatic had to be even better.  Plus the challenge.  I am also a self confessed harp a holic.


Gary

[jimgrant]

I was frustrated with the diatonic's limits and heard someone play a chromatic at a jam session. Had to have 1 and have probably owned 20 over the years. Wonderful instrument and I never tire of amazing people at the ability to play so many types of music on it.

[Darius Engineer]

Because I couldn't play dance music like tangos, cha-cha, etc on the diatonic.

Darius

[donbateman]

Ditto the above and, you can play it with one hand if you really want to.

[nicolas olmos]

: because playing harmonica is an excellent respiration exercise   to preserve our   health

[virgmck]

Wanted to join a harmonica band that only played Chromatic...

[Scotty]

Played tremolo. Couldn't stand not having ALL the notes, so when I found out a Chromatic did, 'nuff said. I was around 7 or 8.

Elizabeth (a/k/a Scotty) 

[miljoran]

I had a total crash on a Hering Chromatic 64 Antique Gold when I was in store to buy a gigbag to my synth.

[Winslow Yerxa]

Choose? Like there was choice involved? It just grabbed me.

[mturner]

I wanted sharps and flats.  I play by ear, at 13, Peg of My Heart was the goal.

[Scotty]

Hoping to find an instrument with all the notes to replace my singing voice ... (which has none of the notes).

LOVE this response. I always think of the chromatic as a 'voice'.

Cool.

Elizabeth (a/k/a Scotty)

[Vern]

It has all the notes.

Vern

[Tallships]

Watched someone playing one on TV and remembered my navy days, had some diatonic and wanted the solo tuning again, Been playing solo tuning and chromatic ever since. About 10-11 years.
  Denis

[RolandTumbler]

Pitch, Intonation, the ability (theoretically, if not personally) of playing real Jazz music. The 'suck-harp' wasn't getting me there.

More succinctly:
Toots - Bluesette - Killer Joe
Little Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her - Fingertips
Larry Adler - Rhapsody in Blue - Summertime

[frozenpaw]

we lived on a farm and the 64 was there and not much else

[Gustavo Casado]

Portability, with all the notes, without the diatonic´s limits. And a romantic instrument, very romantic ...

[SlideMeister]

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