Ensemble by trio can be done by duet.

 Since each chord has a bass sound, it is possible to express like  playing a bass and a chord harmonica only with BCH-48, enabling an  ensemble equal to trio by duet. Adopted a single reed for chord and a  heavy double reed with different octave for the bass.

Major and  seventh chords are assigned to the upper, minor and diminish/augment are assigned to the lower on hamonica. Total 48 chords can be played, such  as 24 chords by blowing/breathing on the major, 24 chords by  blowing/breathing on the minor.

This is the model suggesting new ensemble style

 Full scale chord harmonica with bass “BCH-48â€� is a model that propose  the form of new ensemble from now on. With BCH-48 you can accompany  without a bass harmonica, and if adding a bass harmonica you will be  able to play even thicker.

Full scale (There are all chords as chord harmonica. See below table for more details)

Easy to use due to no valves. Unlike SCH-48, there is no valve (air valve)  by the structure that separates blow and breath. Therefore, there is no  problem of sticking the valves due to condensation or saliva, by which  it does not bother with valve noise.

Each chord has a bass. Two  reeds for bass are attached to the left side of each chord. Although  these two reeds are same tone, those are tuned differently by an octave  and become an octave bass. In the case of the octave bass thickness and  contour appeared in the sound and a powerful bass sound is obtained.  Response of sound is better comparing with unison, and it will be  difficult to clog the breath. In addition, you can create a different  world which is different from trio accompaniment, such as sounding a  sense of unity that can only be done by one person, sound bass and chord at the same time.

About mike. BCH-48 is designed to have same length as the SCH-48, and mike HMC-2 for SCH-48 can be used as it is.

How to play

For example, when sounding chord "C", just blow only right side of upper  row. Also, if you want to add the bass tone to an ensemble, blow the  hole on the left side. By combining this, you can play accompaniment  with bass by BCH-48.

If there is a person for bass part, you can play as a normal chord harmonica without using bass.

If you want to sound the chord in the lower row like "G7", you can sound it by breathing instead of blowing.

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