I still remember the first Hohner harmonica that I have brought, that is Super Chromonica 270.I am so happy to received this harmonica, and I keep practicing on it. After 3 month practicing, maybe I play too long or too hard, the reeds get broken. That's make me so frustrated and worry, Because I don't have another Hohner harmonica for me to practice again and some more over in Malaysia, is not so easy to get Hohner harmonica. My heart was broken when my harmonica unfunction. I don't know how to repair it and some more where to get spare parts?? Sigh, brought a new harmonica just 3 month and need to say goodbye to my harmonica. So sad.....
Recently Mr Franz Chmel, he is one of the top classical harmonica player in the world, he and his friend Mr. Lutz Nölle has invented a new harmonica.That is amazing, they have spend more than 5 years to put in all the effort to make this dream harmonica. Mr Chmel use to practice harmonica 6 to 8 hours per day, and he kill 6 to 8 reeds per week. By end of the week, he need to spend 6 to 8 hours to repair the harmonica. Although it can be repair, but is a kind of wasting time. Because you need to spend so much time to repair it. Finally Mr. Chmel and Mr. Lutz Nölle has invented a dream harmonica NC 64 Concert Harmonica. They have use special high-grade steel for the reeds. All the reeds are much longer and all the reeds are fix with screw it able to unscrew it easily. The reedplate are using hard brass and gold plated. The comb is heavy plastic material, the mouth piece are brass put here with CNC with gold-plated. The slide is brass with chromium-plate, the valve are washable and finally the cover is high-grade steel, polishes and gold- plated.Both covers are single to unscrew.
Mr. Chmel has tested this harmonica for more than 20 month and now the harmonica still in good condition without killing a single reeds. That is amazing.... Mr. Chmel has recorded two new album and he is using NC 64 concert harmonica for the recording. I have listen to the demo of the album. It sounds excellent and fantastic, Can't waiting to collect the album.
He is Mr. Franz Chmel, and the harmonica holding on his hand is NC 64 concert harmonica. There will be more information about this harmonica soon and I will keep update... I have post some of the high end harmonica like silver concerto. The price are more than 7k US dollar. Now this NC 64 Concert Harmonica have break the record. The price for this NC 64 Concert Harmonica are Euro 10K.
