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Wrong Harmonica for beginner lessons?

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Mon, 04/06/2015 - 18:05
mistadeejay
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Hi,

Based on some initial research I did, I bought Hohner Special 20 Harmonica, Major C. Now I'm curious since the first beginner's lesson in LOA section mentions I should use note A. I honestly don't want to buy another.  Can I still continue with my studies and how much of a difference does this make? 

I'm fairly new to the harmonica and music

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Mon, 04/06/2015 - 19:49
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David Barrett
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Welcome to the site mistadeejay. You are correct, the site is designed to use the A and G Harmonicas for the beginning lessons, but for those like yourself that only have the C Harmonica, you can find the intro lesson here: http://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/c_harmonica_intro_lesson

Best wishes on your studies.

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Tue, 04/07/2015 - 02:13
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Thanks Dave!  Where are the

Thanks Dave!  Where are the rest of the C Harmonica lessons located, if any?  This way I can bookmark these pages.

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Tue, 04/07/2015 - 08:35
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This is the only one. I took material from various beginning lessons to give you enough to work on so that by the end of your couple months of study that this lesson will take you can see if the harmonica is something you will stick with and warrant buying a couple more harmonicas (A and G)... eventually finishing with what constitutes our common set (G, A, Bb, C and D).

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Wed, 04/08/2015 - 16:25
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Sounds great!  Thanks again!

Sounds great!  Thanks again!

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