I’m trying to decide between the Forerunner 2.0 and Dream 2.0. I can’t find much info on the Dream 2.0 but it claims to have valves (unlike the Forerunner). Any help would be appreciated.
I’ve got the Forerunner 1.0 in C and 2.0 all I can say is they’re great harps I prefer none valves as they require very little maintenance I’ve not been playing long but I’ve noticed the more you play them and get used to the with technique etc the better they seem to get. As far as I’m concerned for a beginner or introduction to Chromonica they are Ideal. @Jay1 swears by them he’s a session player
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Thank you so much! That’s what I was heavily leaning towards. Good. Very good, I can stop running in circles and order. Thanks again, I very much appreciate it.
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No problem start with the C Forerunner 1.0 it’s exactly the same as the 2.0 it just comes in C so they charge less for it… the only difference between the 1.0 and 2.0 is that the latter comes in a variety of keys if you don’t want to mess about learning all the positions and scales in C ( thus far I’ve got about 3) I’ve got a 2.0 in A bought when I was a bit more unaware of the subject but the tone for playing a slow blues is extremely haunting so I currently writing a ghostly kind of blues song based around it, so there are advantages and disadvantages to them. I consider my A Chromonica a happy accident
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@RockNProle @Andy2 They are both good chromatics but I prefer to use a Forerunner 1 in C and Forerunner 2s in Ab; Bb; D; E & F# that’s only for session work, when I’m traveling it’s just an East:Top or a Kmise 10/40, they are identical, both valveless 10 hole chromatics, the 10/40s have a slightly different tuning for holes 9 & 10 but the brain adjusts to it pretty quickly. I prefer the Forerunner 1 to the 2 but that’s a personal choice. When I first started playing I bought relatively expensive valved chroms, including 16 hole lumps, still have them but don’t use them, again a personal choice. Main differences are that valved can be a bit louder but playing with a mic that makes up for any loss of volume; they are a lot more difficult to clean or adjust; valved are also said to be more airtight, possibly but not that much and valves have a nasty habit of sticking just at the wrong moment. These days I wouldn’t touch a valved chrom with a bargepole but it’s a personal choice. Jay1
PS Why C; Ab; Bb; D; E & F# because with the slide in it gives the 12 solo tuned diatonics in C/C#; Ab/A; Bb/B; D/Eb; E/F & F#/G 
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