Changing reed plates and general cleaning is much easier without having to deal with nails, and the plastic comb is completely swell resistant. These differences, in our eyes at least, make the Discovery the better harmonica, despite its being considerably cheaper than the Chromonica. Reed plates are shared with the long-running Chromonica 48, but the Discovery differs in that it utilises a plastic comb and bolted, rather than nailed construction. Yep, just gotta get the proportions correct and mix 'em right up, it's pretty cool and convenient and the neat thing is it'll just kinda hang out until you're ready to build a vessel to contain it in 13. While you scan a planet as you’re gallivanting around in order to root out these. Thankfully, Hohner’s Discovery 48 is a real bargain, coming in at just under three figures. Chromatic metal is, well, essentially refined out of other metals in case the name didn’t already give it away. Although the £100 price point will get you a very high end diatonic, chromatics are more complex, and thus, more expensive, beasts, meaning that this is really the entry point for a quality German or Japanese made instrument.