Hold a Saxony in your hands and even before you play it, you know you possess a quality instrument. The Saxony was designed for the serious chromatic player and/or the student who wants to get serious about playing the chromatic harmonica. Saxony owners need an instrument they can play continuously whether in performance or practice. By nature and construction, chromatic harmonicas require care and maintenance to a much greater extent than their cousins, the diatonic harmonic

There is probably no greater frustration experienced by players than reed failure. It happens and unfortunately for some, it happens frequently and at the worst possible times. Reed failure is the point where the base of a reed is weekened to the point that the reed goes drastically flat in pitch and no amount of re-tuning will bring it back. In some cases, the reed will actually break. This happens because the reed vibrates and there are a finite number of vibrations tha