Lee Oskar 1910 Major Diatonic C

The Major Diatonic ~ BLUES HARMONICA ~ from Lee Oskar in A-major
Don´t judge a harp by its cover ...plate!
A Major Harmonica, by many other names, is still ...a MAJOR DIATONIC HARP!

BLUES TUNING.
The Major Diatonic harmonica is the most commonly used tuning for playing Blues, Rock, Country Folk & Jazz.

Major Diatonic harps are produced by several manufacturers using various names such as Blues Harp, Marine Band, Golden Melody, Big River, Special 20, Pro Harp, Folk Master, Star Performer, etc.

Although the cover plates are stamped with a variety of different names for marketing purposes, all of these harmonicas have the exact same notation layout as the Lee Oskar Major Diatonic.

The most important difference is in the quality of materials, construction, design and sound. All over the world, professional players prefer Lee Oskar Harps over any other brand.

ORANGE LABEL 14 Keys:
Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G,
Plus Low F and High G.

Lee Oskar Major Diatonic
The 1910 Major Diatonic by Lee Oskar is a 10-hole diatonic harmonica, which was developed in cooperation by Lee Oskar and Japanese manufacturer Tombo.

This harmonica comes in standard blues tuning and can be played in the 1st (straight) and 2nd (cross) position.
So it is suitable for Blues, Rock, Country, Folk & Jazz.

The Major Diatonic has a robust and lightweight comb made of black plastic as well as countersunk reed plates. The reedplates themselves are fixed to the comb with only 3 screws. The 2 screws of the sound covers stabilize additionally. Despite its special lightness, the Major Diatonic has a robust construction and is suitable both as smooth-running entry-level instrument and as professional harp for a specially airy but also luscious sound.

The Lee Oskar 1910 Major Diatonic is available in a total of 18 keys:
Low C, Low D, Low E, Low F, Low F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, F# and High G

In addition to the harmonica, delivery includes a hard shell case that can be interlocked with other Lee Oskar hard shell cases.