Hello, Chordomaniacs.
I'm searching for a Hohner Chordomonica II in the
factory key of E. If anyone has an E Chordo II,
for sale or trade, please let me know:
broeckerjohn20@gmail.com
The Chordomonicas (both #8301 Chordo I, 10 holes;
and #8302 Chordo II, 12 holes) were made in the
factory keys of A, C, E, F and G. I have all of the
manufactured keys except E.
The Chordomonicas have always been slide diatonics,
not slide chromatics.
The Chordomonica II has the same comb (pearwood
body) as the Hohner #270 Super Chromonica, with
an extra hole drilled in the comb, for the 2nd slide
button's internal slide spring.
Hohner employee Cham-Ber Huang (life 1925-2014)
designed the Chordomonicas, to have more chords
than a standard 10-hole Richter system blues harp.
The Chordo I factory key of C harp adds the F major
and A diminished 7th chords; the Chordo II factory
key of C harp adds the A minor and D minor 7th chords
to the Chordo I's list of chords.
Some players have said that the Chordomonica II's
2 slides are breathy (air leakage), but my Chordo IIs
don't seem to have that problem.
My Chordomonicas are used primarily for folk music
and some country tunes. The Hohner Chordomonicas
were produced in Trossingen, Germany, home of
the Hohner company, from 1965-1983.
Best Regards, Stay Healthy
John Broecker
Sussex, Wisconsin, USA.
