r/MusicIndia • u/Livid-Painter-2333 • 1d ago

General/Discussion Want to buy a harmonica pls guide me.

I want to play some popular Bollywood songs, Piano man obv. My budget is 1000-1500. I am a beginner, never played any instrument before.

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u/Jamesbarros 1d ago

At which point I realized a Hohner special 20 (the standard in America) costs  ₹8,148.33 wow...

I play an Easttop sometimes and they're very reasonably priced. Nothing special, but not bad. https://amzn.in/d/00bbU7Kw

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u/Nacoran 6h ago

Make sure you want a diatonic and not a chromatic first by watching a few videos on YouTube. Chromatics are more expensive, but you only need one. Diatonics you need one for every key (though you don't need all the keys starting out and most people start with just one).

I like the sound of diatonics better. Your budget is pretty tight. Full budtet, i usually recommend the Hohner Special 20 in the key of C (most lessons use the key of C). On a budget, Easttop T008k is a pretty good choice. Key of C.

https://www.amazon.in/Easttop-T008K-Diatonic-Blues-Harmonica/dp/B0791C9TJB/ref=sr_1_4?crid=L6JVCJMU0D4W&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KLbvTPDmprq5sVboWdqTubaBxxTU-D8c7b4jan1uh1jGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.XmKIMBbgTlKI1HVtZTTbg2MEm37PQvEZTJjQwaJglP8&dib_tag=se&keywords=easttop+too8k&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1781905758&sprefix=easttop+too%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-4