My grandpa carried back one to India when he escaped Burma in World War 2, played the harmonica like a champ without knowing it's locked in C major and always sounded happy. He played 3/4 waltz all the time, and converted many Cmajor 4/4 songs into 3/4 so he could play rhythm and melody at the same time, without any prior musical training
Ich habe eine Tremolo von Hohner aufwendig restaurieren lassen. Preislich ein Desaster aber diese Harmonica spielte mein Opa, er hat diese von seinem Vater, sein Vater hat diese von einem damals feindlichen Soldaten bekommen als Dank für eine Hilfe. Daher ist mir diese Harmonica auch so wichtig. Daher war es mir preislich auch egal, wo das liegen würde. So sind wir bei knapp 400€ gelandet und am 28.05.24 kommt diese zurück. Freue mich wie ein Kind. 😊😊😁 Ein Stück von seinem Opa und ein großes Stück Geschichte. Spiele nur chromatic harmonica aber nun werde ich mir auch diese Tremolo schnappen. Danke für dein klasse Video, werde weitere von deinem Kanal durchsuchen und angucken 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌 Viele Grüße aus dem verrückten Deutschland Manux
I have been playing harmonicas for fifty two years! I play diatonic, tremolo,octave and chromatic. They all are fun to play with their different characteristics and sounds. Don't limit yourself play them all. Keep harping.
@Roland Potter. Fine advice Roland but a beginner like me has to start at the bottom . I am a guitar player and am 2 months into an instruction book that just teaches single note songs with push pull technique . I am better than when I first started but have a long way to go and I only use a Hohner Special 20 key of C . After I have mastered a certain set of songs that is like taking building block steps , then I will experiment
I wish I'd discovered the tremolo harp years ago. It would have avoided all the frustration trying to get the missing notes on a blues harp, especially as I don't really want to play blues! 🙂
True, although from holes 4-10 there are no missing diatonic notes, and from 1-4 the only missing notes are F and A (on a C harp). They were removed in order to play chords at the bottom end whilst still playing the melody notes in the middle of the harmonica using tongue blocking
@@harmonicamastery I know, but I don't see how you would play a tune like this on a blues harp: ruclips.net/video/qu6zP1lOii0/видео.html I'm not saying it can't be done, but I am saying that I certainly can't do it, but on the tremolo it's just a matter of learning it.
I originally got into harmonica when i lived in japan so i had a tremelo and didnt know the difference or that there was other types. I like to play folk music and Celtic stuff.
Man, just got my own tremolo harmonica (literally today) and had a lot of trouble figuring everything out (listen, music was hard before theyy started to teach music history, ok????). This video answered all of my questions, thanks!
I'm a tremolo player myself: I find that tongue blocking is a lot easier than puckering when playing single notes, and that with the phasing it lets you get a wider range of effects. One thing I like to do is play single notes (I usually either pucker or block out the top notes with my top lip), then play the with the "tremolo", and then play in octives in order to create a sense of tension in my playing: as it makes it sound more like a group, you can get a rather choral sound if you play an octive. It is possible to bend on a tremolo using tongue blocking, but it is very hard, and your are better to stick with a more western harmonicas for bends.
My first buy was a diatonic, but I really battle to get the notes the bend. Then I bought a Walter double tremolo in C and G, and it has become my absolute favorite. Easy to play with a really mellow sound. I am still looking for more tremolo harmonicas in different keys, in the 24/48 hole models. But they are scarce where I live.
@@harmonicamastery Thank You for sending this reply!! You inspired me to pull out the Tremolo tonight. Managed to get a decent O Danny Boy/Irish Eyes medley going
I am a beginner and I bought a 24 hole harmonica because bollywood songs are better played on 24 hole or 12 hole. Since 12 hole harmonica are too costly for me so I went with tremolo. One problem which I am facing right now is that it is very difficult to find the correct hole while playing because the holes are narrow and without space. You also mentioned this problem. But I am quite sure that it could be overcome with practice and patience ✌️
Hi! In Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Poland,etc.) 50 years ago this was the only harmonica available. Were Made in China and everybody love it. Every child had one was very chip. I never learned to play on it but I listened back then lot of nice excellent players, children and adults. Now at 61 I bought my first Blues C diatonic harp since I love the Blues so much. I try to learn the thing but as all things in life starting is difficult and much more for me since I never learned to read at least the basic scale (do,re,mi,etc). I´ll keep trying nevertheless, looks like a fun way to keep me busy. Feel such a stupid being so late😇
Želim reći nešto iz velikog iskustva sviranja na tremolo, diatonik i hromatskim harmonikama.Harmonike ,što se tiče izdržljivosti dugotrajnosti, posebno tremolo i hromatske, zavisi od načina sviranja usne i naravno od kvaliteta perca tj. trski.Ako svirate tehnikom blokade jezikom sa istovremenim sviranjem ritma i akorda harmonike će znatno kraće trajati i korektno zvučati.Ako svirate standardnom usnom tehnikom bez ritmike i akorda harmonika mnogo duže svira koreknim tonom.Hromatske su dosta osetljivije zbog ventila i manje prozračnosti, tako da je problem ventila izraženiji a naročito ako svirate na otvorenom u hladnijim uslovima.To se manje oseća kod usne tehnike bez ritma i akorda a pogotovo ako se svira na nefan ton.Tada ne kondenzacija mnogo manja.Tako je pitanje kvaliteta harmonike kompleksnije nego što izgleda.Ista harmonika će različito zvučati i različito trajati u zavisnosti od načina sviranja.Hvala gospidinu.
@@harmonicamastery can you point me in a direction where someone interested can learn? Such as a trusted source or class. Doesnt matter if its subscription based. If you got the time of course please and thank you sir
Just Google it and I’m sure you will find many many lessons and courses and teachers on RUclips as well as locally wherever you live you will find this as well I’m sure. The Tremelo is much more popular in Asia than the west so you will find many more teachers in that part of the world. (Please excuse any
i bought your course on Udemy and then i realised my harmonica is tremolo my mum wont buy me a new intrument can you give me some guide so i can learn it since evrywhere i search they dont teach tremolo for beginners
Each block of 4 holes can be considered as one hole. So the first square block of 4 holes will contain two notes - one blow and one draw. Think of that as 'hole 1'. The second square block of 4 holes is 'hole 2' and will also contain two notes. So yours has 12 notes breathing out and 12 breathing in. You can put the hole numbers on it yourself if you wish.
@@SwingEzzZZ I believe a block of 4 holes has 2 blow notes tuned slightly apart (5 cents maybe) and 2 draw notes tuned slightly apart (5 cents maybe). I'm a diatonic man myself so this is just a demonstration really
Easy? Have you visited a harmonica factory? It looks like an extremely complex process to me with a vast investment required. Here's a visit to the factory - see what you think - ruclips.net/video/iky-BHP9Acw/видео.html
I am from Hong Kong. This type of playing is most common in the Far East. There are even lots of competitions organised. Here there are even ensemble groups of players who play everything from classical music to Disney to pop songs using this instrument. Most players stack a C and a C# and hold them one on top of the other in order to play chromatically. Probably the most common type due to East Asia's sheer populations. Here this type of instrument gets held up to a far higher standard than in the West. Shame, really.
There are many really excellent tremolo players in the UK and around Europe it’s true, but for reasons I do not understand, it is not as widely used in the west as it could be. The same is true of the diatonic in the east. I have had many trips to Viet nam, THAILAND, Indonesia and also Hong Kong- and there is very little diatonic playing in East and south east Asia, again for reasons that I do not understand. Maybe these instruments just suit the local ear better perhaps.
@@harmonicamastery Blues is not popular here. Everyone is mostly doing classical, folk and popular tunes from the region. Its also because most Asian pop is very simple major scale melodies, so its easy to play without bending, stemming from traditional music of the region forming a pentetonic scale. You hardly see blues scale intervals in these.
My grandpa carried back one to India when he escaped Burma in World War 2, played the harmonica like a champ without knowing it's locked in C major and always sounded happy. He played 3/4 waltz all the time, and converted many Cmajor 4/4 songs into 3/4 so he could play rhythm and melody at the same time, without any prior musical training
Great story!
@@harmonicamastery I ll love to get one of these , my dad had one, i still doubt he could play it . he said he could. it s my mission to learn.
Ich habe eine Tremolo von Hohner aufwendig restaurieren lassen. Preislich ein Desaster aber diese Harmonica spielte mein Opa, er hat diese von seinem Vater, sein Vater hat diese von einem damals feindlichen Soldaten bekommen als Dank für eine Hilfe.
Daher ist mir diese Harmonica auch so wichtig. Daher war es mir preislich auch egal, wo das liegen würde. So sind wir bei knapp 400€ gelandet und am 28.05.24 kommt diese zurück. Freue mich wie ein Kind. 😊😊😁
Ein Stück von seinem Opa und ein großes Stück Geschichte.
Spiele nur chromatic harmonica aber nun werde ich mir auch diese Tremolo schnappen.
Danke für dein klasse Video, werde weitere von deinem Kanal durchsuchen und angucken 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌
Viele Grüße aus dem verrückten Deutschland
Manux
I have been playing harmonicas for fifty two years! I play diatonic, tremolo,octave and chromatic. They all are fun to play with their different characteristics and sounds. Don't limit yourself play them all. Keep harping.
Longer than me! Wise words, thank you
@Roland Potter. Fine advice Roland but a beginner like me has to start at the bottom . I am a guitar player and am 2 months into an instruction book that just teaches single note songs with push pull technique . I am better than when I first started but have a long way to go and I only use a Hohner Special 20 key of C . After I have mastered a certain set of songs that is like taking building block steps , then I will experiment
60 years playing all types of harmonicas still learning always carry one for sing song Jim casement 😊
I wish I'd discovered the tremolo harp years ago. It would have avoided all the frustration trying to get the missing notes on a blues harp, especially as I don't really want to play blues! 🙂
True, although from holes 4-10 there are no missing diatonic notes, and from 1-4 the only missing notes are F and A (on a C harp). They were removed in order to play chords at the bottom end whilst still playing the melody notes in the middle of the harmonica using tongue blocking
@@harmonicamastery I know, but I don't see how you would play a tune like this on a blues harp: ruclips.net/video/qu6zP1lOii0/видео.html
I'm not saying it can't be done, but I am saying that I certainly can't do it, but on the tremolo it's just a matter of learning it.
@@neilallen4044 Easy - just a matter of learning it. Same as tremolo, chromatic or any other instrument
@@harmonicamastery While getting all the high and low notes in all three octaves?
@@neilallen4044 I think it's playable without bending notes but I don't have time to test it fully right now, busy with students!
I originally got into harmonica when i lived in japan so i had a tremelo and didnt know the difference or that there was other types. I like to play folk music and Celtic stuff.
I'd say it's perfect for that
Korean orchid love learned from the charm of the harmonica sound
ok, very good
Man, just got my own tremolo harmonica (literally today) and had a lot of trouble figuring everything out (listen, music was hard before theyy started to teach music history, ok????). This video answered all of my questions, thanks!
Glad I could help!
Two years ago, I bought my son that very harmonica. I borrowed it some time ago. He wants it back.
Yes. Get your own!
I'm a tremolo player myself: I find that tongue blocking is a lot easier than puckering when playing single notes, and that with the phasing it lets you get a wider range of effects. One thing I like to do is play single notes (I usually either pucker or block out the top notes with my top lip), then play the with the "tremolo", and then play in octives in order to create a sense of tension in my playing: as it makes it sound more like a group, you can get a rather choral sound if you play an octive. It is possible to bend on a tremolo using tongue blocking, but it is very hard, and your are better to stick with a more western harmonicas for bends.
Sounds great, can we hear you playing?
@@harmonicamastery Here's a quick vid I just recorded ruclips.net/video/QnDVsPA-jNk/видео.html
@@superbaggybaggy5885 ok I get it. Do have any tunes recorded? It would be interesting to see you in action.
Very instructive, I needed to know the difference between tremolo and diatonic, it sounds fun, I'll give it a go, thanks!
ok thanks
Thanks very much for this video
ok thanks for watching
My first buy was a diatonic, but I really battle to get the notes the bend.
Then I bought a Walter double tremolo in C and G, and it has become my absolute favorite. Easy to play with a really mellow sound.
I am still looking for more tremolo harmonicas in different keys, in the 24/48 hole models. But they are scarce where I live.
Just bought a nice Hohner Tremolo while on vacay in Branson, MO😁 After 15 months of playing Chromatic, it is very different but lots of fun😁
Have fun!
@@harmonicamastery Thank You for sending this reply!! You inspired me to pull out the Tremolo tonight. Managed to get a decent O Danny Boy/Irish Eyes medley going
@@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474 Great stuff!
I am a beginner and I bought a 24 hole harmonica because bollywood songs are better played on 24 hole or 12 hole. Since 12 hole harmonica are too costly for me so I went with tremolo. One problem which I am facing right now is that it is very difficult to find the correct hole while playing because the holes are narrow and without space. You also mentioned this problem. But I am quite sure that it could be overcome with practice and patience ✌️
indeed
Hi! In Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Poland,etc.) 50 years ago this was the only harmonica available. Were Made in China and everybody love it. Every child had one was very chip. I never learned to play on it but I listened back then lot of nice excellent players, children and adults. Now at 61 I bought my first Blues C diatonic harp since I love the Blues so much. I try to learn the thing but as all things in life starting is difficult and much more for me since I never learned to read at least the basic scale (do,re,mi,etc). I´ll keep trying nevertheless, looks like a fun way to keep me busy. Feel such a stupid being so late😇
Never too late - start now! training.harmonicamastery.com/register-for-trainingguaj6wh2
As long as as theirs Breath!
Great lesson…. Bought one in Austria many years ago……
Great to hear!
I have a solo tuned hohner echo celeste... I don't use it much but is a great instrument.
ok
Želim reći nešto iz velikog iskustva sviranja na tremolo, diatonik i hromatskim harmonikama.Harmonike ,što se tiče izdržljivosti dugotrajnosti, posebno tremolo i hromatske, zavisi od načina sviranja usne i naravno od kvaliteta perca tj. trski.Ako svirate tehnikom blokade jezikom sa istovremenim sviranjem ritma i akorda harmonike će znatno kraće trajati i korektno zvučati.Ako svirate standardnom usnom tehnikom bez ritmike i akorda harmonika mnogo duže svira koreknim tonom.Hromatske su dosta osetljivije zbog ventila i manje prozračnosti, tako da je problem ventila izraženiji a naročito ako svirate na otvorenom u hladnijim uslovima.To se manje oseća kod usne tehnike bez ritma i akorda a pogotovo ako se svira na nefan ton.Tada ne kondenzacija mnogo manja.Tako je pitanje kvaliteta harmonike kompleksnije nego što izgleda.Ista harmonika će različito zvučati i različito trajati u zavisnosti od načina sviranja.Hvala gospidinu.
Thank you for this video, I'll keep on practising. God, it's almost two weeks since I bought it.😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Good music practice.Thanks.
Welcome!
Can u please post more how to videos on this harmonica. I m looking to learn not a lot of videos out there showing how to play this instrument
No sorry, I don't teach tremolo
@@harmonicamastery can you point me in a direction where someone interested can learn? Such as a trusted source or class. Doesnt matter if its subscription based. If you got the time of course please and thank you sir
I find it hilarious that you mention Darth Vader, Neil Young and others as fine harmonica players in your bio LOL
And Bob Dylan of course. I'm glad you enjoyed that!
I just bought one.... it's interesting.....
Yes
Very good performance
Thanks!
Love my tremolo harps!
What do you play on them Pat?
1:03 what is that song called?
oh susanna
Mixue theme
@@crazydiamond3403 as a Chinese, I laughed wholeheartedly
@@Tyranitar66501 I LOVE YOU, YOU LOVE ME,
MIXUE ICE CREAM AND TEA RAHHHHHHHHH 🍵☕🍵☕ 🍨🍦🍨🍦
@@crazydiamond3403AND NOW ITS STUCK AHAHAHA
I have the harmonica too. And I also uploaded something with it. But I've only been playing since April 2020. But I had previous knowledge.
Good man
Your crazy sir,🤯
I have a tremolo and never played any harmonica so from where to start learning this one.
Look for a local teacher
Can I play blues with a 16 hole tremolo harmonica C?
I've seen Donald Black doing it - so yes you can although a diatonic is usually the best for blues
Hey, just bought one! But have no idea how to play it... Where can I learn from?
Must be lessons on youtube
@@harmonicamastery Do you know any? please
Just Google it and I’m sure you will find many many lessons and courses and teachers on RUclips as well as locally wherever you live you will find this as well I’m sure. The Tremelo is much more popular in Asia than the west so you will find many more teachers in that part of the world.
(Please excuse any
Sir You are Amazingly Incredible 😭
Thank you so much 😀
So it’s like a 12 string except both notes are the same pitch instead of octaves.
Very cool
if the two strings were pitched 5 cents apart, yes.
I think string pairs 3,4,5,6 are octave apart. Only pairs 1 and 2 are same notes, i.e high E and B.
There are also octave harmonicas which do the same thing as the 12 string just described
Playing the single notes is easier than on a diatonic without bending
Yup.
i bought your course on Udemy and then i realised my harmonica is tremolo my mum wont buy me a new intrument can you give me some guide so i can learn it since evrywhere i search they dont teach tremolo for beginners
Can you find a local teacher
I don't have any numbers on my tremolo harmonica and i don't know what to do (mine has 24 holes)
Each block of 4 holes can be considered as one hole. So the first square block of 4 holes will contain two notes - one blow and one draw. Think of that as 'hole 1'. The second square block of 4 holes is 'hole 2' and will also contain two notes. So yours has 12 notes breathing out and 12 breathing in. You can put the hole numbers on it yourself if you wish.
@@harmonicamastery thanks
@@harmonicamasteryShouldn't it be 12 notes in total, Ben? 6 blocks, 2 notes per block-one blow one draw. Or is it 4 notes per block?
@@SwingEzzZZ I believe a block of 4 holes has 2 blow notes tuned slightly apart (5 cents maybe) and 2 draw notes tuned slightly apart (5 cents maybe). I'm a diatonic man myself so this is just a demonstration really
Actually Amazon is full of products from Easton. Also it’s easy for them to make “good” harmonicas when they copy the designs.
Easy? Have you visited a harmonica factory? It looks like an extremely complex process to me with a vast investment required. Here's a visit to the factory - see what you think - ruclips.net/video/iky-BHP9Acw/видео.html
The design can be similar but the quality of materials? Thats the biggest difference. In both sound AND longevity of any instrument.
I am from Hong Kong. This type of playing is most common in the Far East. There are even lots of competitions organised. Here there are even ensemble groups of players who play everything from classical music to Disney to pop songs using this instrument. Most players stack a C and a C# and hold them one on top of the other in order to play chromatically. Probably the most common type due to East Asia's sheer populations. Here this type of instrument gets held up to a far higher standard than in the West. Shame, really.
There are many really excellent tremolo players in the UK and around Europe it’s true, but for reasons I do not understand, it is not as widely used in the west as it could be. The same is true of the diatonic in the east. I have had many trips to Viet nam, THAILAND, Indonesia and also Hong Kong- and there is very little diatonic playing in East and south east Asia, again for reasons that I do not understand. Maybe these instruments just suit the local ear better perhaps.
@@harmonicamastery Blues is not popular here. Everyone is mostly doing classical, folk and popular tunes from the region. Its also because most Asian pop is very simple major scale melodies, so its easy to play without bending, stemming from traditional music of the region forming a pentetonic scale. You hardly see blues scale intervals in these.
@@harmonicamastery If we want to play chromatically its easier for us to just use a chromatic.