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Hohner Special 20 v Marine Band Crossover

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Tue, 01/17/2017 - 09:13
kurtmari99
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I purchased a Hohner Special 20 and signed up for your 30 day trial.  I can already tell I am going to enjoy playing harmonica and plan on signing up on your site for continued lessons.

I see that to continue the next harmonica I need is in key of A.  I also see that you recomend the Marine Band Crossover.  So my question is since I already have a Special 20 in C, should I just stick with that for A.  I am concerned that by switching to a different harmonica it may will be confusing to me as a beginner.  I am not worried about the cost difference, I just want to make sure I am not accidently making things harder for me by having 2 different harmonicas that might play a bit differently.  

Hopefully my question makes sense.  Any thoughts on the topic would be appreciated.

Thank you

 

Kurt Thompson

 

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Tue, 01/17/2017 - 09:41
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David Barrett
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Hello Kurt, welcome to the

Hello Kurt, welcome to the site. Most players experiment with models until they find the one they like the most, then buy a set. With this said... yes, moving from one model to the other can be a little bit challenging for new players, but for most it's not that big of a deal.

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