The Marine Band 1896 is the archetypal blues harmonica. Almost unchanged since it was patented in 1896, this iconic instrument embodies the real deep blues like no other and is the benchmark against which all others are judged.
| Reed plates (material, thickness): | brass, 0.9 mm |
| Reed plates (surface): | brass |
| Reeds (number, material): | 20, brass |
| Comb (material, color): | pearwood, brown |
| Comb (finish): | double lacquered |
| Mouthpiece (surface): | pearwood |
| Cover plates: | stainless steel |
| Key: | A |
| Type: | diatonic |
| Tuning: | Richter, Harmonica Minor and Natural Minor. Nm and hm just in F#, F, E, Eb, D, Db, C, B(H), Bb, A, Ab, G |
| Number of holes: | 10 |
| Tonal range: | 3 octaves |
| Length: | 10 cm / 3.9 |
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