Hohner Weekender

The Hohner 98114 Weekender 16 Hole Harmonica features a smooth sound and a solid plastic body. Mainly used for folk music, tremolo-tuned harmonicas are easily recognizable by the horizontal division of the air channels. Each channel has two reeds for each note, one pair for blown notes and another pair for drawn ones. This 16-hole harmonica by Hohner offers a cheerful and merry tone and is the ideal harmonica for those just starting out.

Features

Popular and Traditional

Tremolo-tuned harmonicas are mainly used for folk music. They are easily recognisable by the horizontal division of the air channels. Each channel has two reeds for each note, one pair for blown notes and another pair for drawn ones. These reeds - which are basically identical - are tuned to slightly different frequencies. When played together, this difference causes the characteristic beating of the temolo sound, a guarantee for a cheerful and merry tone!

Unlike the standard ten-hole harmonicas(built on the "Richter system", e.g. Hohner's Marine Band) the blow and draw reeds do not share a common chamber, but are separated from one another. This allows the player to isolate each reed. It is also possible to play without the tremolo effect by only chosing the top or bottom chambers and blocking off the others with the lips. In practice, though, these are primarily used for effects and mostly the instrument is played as if the two beating reeds shared a single chamber