first chromatic
Hi,
Could you compare the Chromonica 270 and the Larry Adler Pro 12? I'm torn between the two models for my first chromonica.
Winslow:
Thanks for the info! Is the Larry Adler (either 270 or 280) still being made? I see them on eBay, and Hohner still shows them if one Googles instead of going straight to hohner.de, but I don't know if I've ever seen new ones offered by a U.S. dealer.
As with the Toots models (and Seydel's Charlie Musselwhite Lightning, Lee Oskar's Mick Jagger, etc.), it would seem that an artist-branded coverplate is the only difference from a stock model. But then again, the extra "mojo" of an artist's name might just make an amateur player sound a little better! (Or at least practice more, to emulate the model's artist.)
And anything that keeps Adler's name out there is good. All harp players (as well as non-musicians) should know just how important a person Larry Adler was. And not only as a musician.
Ukulele Rob plays Hohner™ harmonicas customized by Kinya Pollard, The Harpsmith™
The Larry Adler models are just different coverplates on the 270 and the 280 respectively.