How many reeds does a harmonica have?

A Harmonica has one reed for each hole it has. For example, a Diatonic Harmonica has ten holes, ten pitches, and thus ten reeds. Longer reeds have lower pitches. The reeds tend to be metal. If a reed bends, the corresponding pitch will not work.

Answer There are many types of harmonicas. I will describe to you how a diatonic harmonica works. A harmonica has a chambered body with each chamber containing 2 small metal reeds. The reeds are flipped in alignment from each other. As you blow into one of the chambers air passes over the first reed and causes it to vibrate and this vibration causes the sound you hear. As you draw air in through a chamber ("suck on a harmonica") the air passes through the chamber in reverse and causes the second reed to vibrate. because the reeds are aligned oppisately - the air direction will determine which reed vibrates. Harmonicas use a series of reeds lined up from longer to shorter. The shorter the reed - the higher the pitch of the note sounded. Some harmonicas use a wood body and some use plastic. There are also synthetic and metal reeds, which affects the pitch.

Playing Harmonica and playing blues harp can be the same thing. An Harmonica is a musical instrument and blues harp is a style of harmonica playing. There are many kinds of harmonicas. The most common type of harmonica has 10 holes and 20 reeds. This kind of harmonica is monochromatic, that is, made for a certain musical key. When a harmonica player plays a song in that musical key, it's called "Straight" harp. However, a practitioner of the blues harp style will play in the tonic key (C for example) and what is called "second position". For the straight or tonic key of G, a C harmonica would be the harp for playing in second position and getting the bluesy sound. The blues sound is created by bending the reeds and thus changing the note played on that reed when played in the tonic key. Bending a note by blowing or sucking is a technique mastered by the harp player and has nothing to do with taking the harp (harmonica) apart and physically bending the reeds prior to play.

No, the air channels are the same size, it is the reeds which are in different sizes.

Its not how many reeds it has its what type. It has a double reed

There are way more than three. The Flute, Harmonica, Piccolo, Recorder, Pan Flute, are a few.

U.S. quarters have 119 reeds.

There are 118 reeds on a dime.

Piccolos don't use reeds.

None. Whistles do not have reeds.

You're either probably breathing incorrectly or playing too hard. Slow down and work on technique instead of power.

it only has one reed but the have double-reeds

Zero. None. Trombones use no reeds.

Yes they were made of reeds and twigs.

The term is "reeds" there are 118 on a US dime

Tunes for a Small Harmonica has 173 pages.

The Hohner harmonica website says... "For the most part, cleaning your harmonica is not necessary and should not be attempted. Parts of the instrument, including the reeds, reed plates, valves, and comb are very delicate and could damage easily. If you wish to clean the exterior parts such as the covers, mouthpiece, slide, etc, use a soft cloth with either soapy water or rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol. If you disassemble your harmonica before cleaning, wait until the parts are completely dry before reassembling." Also, "Never soak, rinse, or boil a harmonica. A number of harmonica instruction books and other sources recommend this practice. However, soaking or boiling a harmonica will make painted surfaces peel, cause the wooden combs to warp or crack, promote corrosion of metal reeds and the reed plate, destroy the wind saving valves and void the warranty. In short, soaking or boiling your harmonica will damage it beyond repair."

A bagpipe has four reeds-three in the drones and one in the chanter.

There are 4 syllables in harmonica: har/mo/ni/ca

It has multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds which are secured at one end over an airway slot into which it can freely vibrate. The vibrating reeds repeatedly interrupt the airstream to produce sound. The player selects the notes by the placement of his or her mouth over the proper airways. These holes are usually made up of discrete holes in the front of the instrument. Each hole communicates with one or more reeds, depending on the type of harmonica. Because a reed mounted above a slot is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds accessed by a mouthpiece hole often may be selected further by choice of breath direction (blowing, drawing). Some harmonicas, primarily the chromatic harmonica, also include a spring-loaded button-actuated slide that, when depressed, redirects the airflow.

There are many advantages to owning a harmonica case. It protects your harmonica from harm, it keeps it clean from dust and grime that could build up if you left it out of a case, and it allows your harmonica to stay in tune.

Harmonica is a woodwind instrument along with saxophone, flute, clarinet and many others.

The trumpet has no reeds. It is a brass instrument, which means the mouthpiece is a single piece of brass.

An oboe has two reeds that are tightly tied together. Unlike a clarinet, an oboe does not have a mouthpiece.

Yes. I did it many times.