Maintenance

Care for your instrument

Be sure to clean your mouth by rinsing it out with water before playing.

Before playing the harmonica, warm it between your hands so it will sound better - especially in the winter.

At the end of your playing session, tap the harmonica (holes down) on your wrist or leg to remove the accumulated saliva.

Don’s stick anything inside the holes. The mechanism inside the harmonica that produces the sound is fragile and sensitive.

If the harmonica sounds off-key or bad, try to remove any dirt by puffing gently and if that doesn’t help – sent it out for repair.

Diatonic (blues Harmonica 10 holes

Chromatic Harmonica C-270 12 holes

Hramonica assembly process

Holding The Diatonic Harmonica

The Diatonic Harmonica

is held by the left hand between the thumb and index finger.
The holes are on the upper side. The lower tones are on the left side.

Close the fingers of your left hand in an arch, then bring your right hand (fingers closed) behind the harmonica to create a sort of sound box at the back. Hold your thumbs together up front.

You can create a trembling (Vibrato) effect by opening and closing the fingers of your right hand several times while playing. Your thumbs should stick together.

is held