Buy cheap, get cheap. Yes, that's been my experience with diatonic harps. I don't want to be primarily a chromatic player. I love the diatonic harmonica. To me, bending the reeds to get the missing notes is the essence of blues harmonica. I was just thinking that adding 2 or 3 songs played with a chromatic to my repertoire would be nice. Maybe I should wait and buy a high dollor Suzuki or Hohner chromatic or give up on the idea altogether. Thanks Zardoz for the reply.
I'm thinking of experimenting with a chromatic harmonica to play some Little Walter 3rd position type stuff. I've never owned a chromatic harp before and I don't want to spend $200+ to find out that the chromatic is not for me. I've seen some Swan chromatics online from $25-$50. Does anybody on the forum owm a Swan chromatic? If so, are they playable and airtight as opposed to leaky? Thanks.
