RE: [Harp-L] Chrometta

["John Balding" <John.Balding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have an older Chrometta 8. I love it. It has a great tone and actually
bends quite easily. The Chrometta 8 puts you right in the middle of a
16-hole, more or less. That is, I do wish for some notes at each end
which aren't there! I use it exactly the way you are considering: as a
pocket/carry harp and for noodling around with. In fact, I like it so
much that I've been entertaining the thought of getting a couple of the
larger ones for playing out with.

William Clarke used the Chrometta 12 and 14 in C & G a lot in the
studio. He loved the tone. He was left-handed and played his harps
"upside-down" (slide button on the left). The folklore is that by
playing this way, he got a different "bite" on the tone that was not
obtainable by playing the harp in the conventional way (slide button on
the right). I'm not even going to go there. That's better left to those
who have the knowledge to debate such issues.

His Grammy-winning hit "Must Be Jelly" was recorded with a Chrometta.
Tone for days.

John Balding
Tallahassee, FL

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Rick Dempster
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:46 AM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Chrometta

I was wondering if anyone would like to offer some advice on the Hohner
'Chrometta' line, particularly the Chrometta 8. But for that matter, I'm
looking for a small 'pocket' chromatic, so I can conveniently carry a
chrom on my person the way I have always done with diatonics. 
I seem to recall some negative comments about the Chrometta. 
Thanks,
RD

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