a wile ago i bought a hohner comet cramatic harmonica in the key of c. i was exited when it came in the mail, but when i started playing it and noticed that it was totaly different from playing a diotonic harp, and and i've been practiceing on it a little bet, but found it difficult. does anyone have any tips on how to play a cromatic harp.

I don't play and have never tried the chromatic harp, but I know a recent blog just started on how to play it: [icgs.typepad.com]

Also check out Coast to Coast Music:
[coast2coastmusic.com]

Good luck!

-marc

Oops. I thought you were talking about a chromatic harmonica.
Is this your harp? (Amazon.com description):
"Hohner 2503/32 Comet Harmonica
This octave harmonica has 2 rows of holes tuned one octave apart to produce full-bodied tone that sounds like 2 instruments doubling each other. It's the harmonica equivalent of a 12-string guitar. The sleekly curved body fits perfectly between your hands. Moisture-proof synthetic comb. Gold anodized covers."

Don't know where to point you for info about an octave harmonica--sounds like you play it just like a diatonic, but two holes at once for extra body in your sound.

thanks for the web sites, i'll check themout when i'm not buisy on this site