Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. That’s what Matthias Hohner had in mind when he developed the first Hohner harmonica in Germany in 1857. Since he had relatives who had emigrated to the U.S.

My first harmonica was a Hohner Marine Band (which you'll find on this list!) in the key of C. Like many other singer/songwriters, I got into harmonica because I wanted to emulate Bob Dylan and ...

The modern harmonica was popularized in 1857 by an extravagantly-whiskered German clockmaker named Matthias Hohner. Hohner made diatonic harmonicas — tuned to play major and minor chords when ...

His fellow astronaut Wally Schirra pulled out a Hohner “Little Lady” harmonica, and began to play a tinny rendition of “Jingle Bells.” From humble origins in the workshops of 19th-century ...

overall: 3/4 in x 4 in x 1 in; 1.905 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm harmonica: 13/16 in x 4 1/16 in x 1 in; 2.06375 cm x 10.31875 cm x 2.54 cm box: 1 1/16 in x 4 5/16 in x 1 5/16 in; 2.69875 cm x 10.95375 cm ...

overall: 3/4 in x 3 15/16 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 10.00125 cm x 2.8575 cm harmonica: 13/16 in x 4 in x 1 1/8 in; 2.06375 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.8575 cm box: 1 in x 4 1/4 ...

Picking up a new instrument can feel like a daunting undertaking. Learning to play is often time-consuming (especially if you never took lessons), not to mention the fact that many musical ...

Harmonicas were provided for participants by Hohner Harmonica. Schenke shows Garrett Lehman the interior plate of a simple harmonica at a beginners workshop during Make Music Day. HG Biggs hbiggs@ ...