Suzuki Fabulous 10 hole diatonic harmonica 

Hi, any specific reason you've burnt that particular bridge down? I'm just getting into decent harmonicas (i.e. ones that don't cost less than USD10) and Suzuki is far more readily available where I am.

@@Lyander25 I did not burn any bridges. I was under contract with Suzuki as an endorser and the contract ended. Along came Hohner and I was ready to join their team as I love the harmonicas and the company. Simple. Go with what you can find I suppose if you do not have many choices.

thanks

I think because the reed on the 1 hole is the longest and the heaviest and there for takes a bit more wind to get it swinging. I could be wrong and Ronnie can probably explain it better.

www.suzukimusic.com/harmonicas/

This is the lowest price ($125.50 + $10.99 Shipping) I could find on ebay. The Guitar Center wants around 400 dollars a piece for these; www.ebay.com/p/Suzuki-10-Hole-Harmonica-Fabulous-Series-F-20j-C/1002879991?iid=264137809930&chn=ps And Amazon only wants $101.36 for these at www.amazon.com/Suzuki-F-20E-C-Harmonica/dp/B001O5IGUQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1549315061&sr=8-3&keywords=suzuki+fabulous+harmonica+c

Suzuki.com doesn't have a search function for their website worth a d*** and I couldn't find a shop option. The model number is Suzuki F-20E-C for a c harmonica and you can put that in your search engine followed by 'harmonica for sale' and search yourself if you like.

As per Wikipedia "Another method is to play in the key one whole tone above that of the harmonica. On a C-tuned harmonica, this would mean playing in the key of D. This is known as "slant harp" or "third position" playing, and results in the harmonica playing in dorian mode. This is much less intuitive as it requires the ability to bend notes completely accurately, and there are fewer useful chords available than in 1st or 2nd position playing. The technique offers many notes that are not achievable in the other positions without overblows, such as the blue note on the third degree, which may or may not be favorable depending on the circumstance. The bends available at the lower end of the instrument also make playing melodies in a D major scale relatively easy for those who have any semblance of proficiency at the bending technique, though most of the notes (all but the second and fourth, E and G) in the scale are on the draw, requiring great skill and strategy in exhaling, even more so than in crossharp. "

@@geezerbliz I never really understood 3rd position but the way you explain it, I kinda get it now. Thanks for this..

Yeah! :)