I was just on Hohner's newly redesigned website and noticed that the Educator 10 is missing from the chromatic lineup. Anyone know if they're pulling the plug on it? I see they are advertising the new Discovery 48 and marketing it as a beginner's chro, and that was what they marketed the Ed10 as.
If I'm behind on the times on this, feel free to call me a rock-dweller.
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Hawkeye Kane
Last Edited by on Sep 26, 2012 12:42 PM
Looks like the Discovery 48 costs somewhere in the realm of $150. The Educator 10 cost $35. So NOT in the same price league at all. The Educator 10 is exactly the same as the Swan and Leo Shi 10 hole chromatics, so you still can get this model from them. They are made in the same factory with the same parts, and same quality, but just with different things stamped on the coverplates. It does not surprise me that Hohner is dropping it from it's line up. Hohner never really "owned up" to the Educator 10 in the first place, as it is stamped "Hohnica" and not "Hohner", and no where on the packaging did it say anything about Hohner at all. ----------
Thos ething s are so cheap I had wondered if it would be worth buying one and trying to make it air tight and adding windsavers? Has anyone done this? If so what were your impressions of the harp after?
Chro, at $35 a pop it's barely worth replacing a reed.
Hawk, even though i only work on my own chros i'd work on your Educator since you are a friend. i have so many windsavers i've sent overflow to chromaticblues.
anyway,same deal as a diatonic if you are interested.
Perhaps it has sentimental value. a lot of my pieces of junk have sentimental value. just a thought. cheers. ---------- MP affordable reed replacement and repairs.
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Last Edited by on Sep 26, 2012 12:15 PM
:-O Really?! I'd greatly appreciate that Mark! It DOES hold sentimental value for me on more than one level. Not only was it my first chro, it was a gift from my mother, who, despite winning her second round against multiple myeloma, I still worry a great deal about in the sense that she may not see me reach 30.
Seeing as you've already rebuilt the first harp I ever bought when I was 16 (the MB1896 C harp), it'd be poetic justice if my first chro were built back up by the same guy.
So yes, I'll send the Ed10 to you next time I ship you a load of diatonics. ----------
Hawkeye Kane
Last Edited by on Sep 26, 2012 1:06 PM
@chromaticblues: Here is a video review I made of the Ed 10 a couple of years back. I show the guts and play it some too. It was my first (and only) chromatic. Bottom line: Yes, it's worth every penny of the $35 I paid for it.
For $35 I'm going to have to try one of those! I agree isaa it sounded worth a try. After you gapped it all the notes were there. Hmmm I wonder what one would sound like with some extensive work done?
I don't think you can put windsavers on this harmonica--each reed has it's own chamber. It's not a great harp, very leaky, I would think a Swan chromatic would be a better value--and of course, I REALLY think you should buy a Suzuki SCX-48, great value and I don't just say that because I do the warranty repairs for Suzuki. However, should you need service, I AM your guy . . . I have a couple of YouTube videos on the Educator, I tuned one to augmented for a customer!
Last Edited by on Sep 26, 2012 5:18 PM
@Gnarly I don't understand? How could each reed have it's own chamber. It has 40 reeds. 10 holes on top and 10 on the bottom. That's 20 chambers Is there a divider between the blow and draw reed of each hole?
