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 ...

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 ...

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.

When you get down, the blues will pick you up again.” In the duo, Mr. Wiggins was the younger stylist, whose Hohner Marine Band harmonica was a warbling and growling counterpoint to Cephas’s ...

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 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 ...

Companies sent harmonicas in the mail to him. He even got a $10,000 endorsement deal from Hohner Harmonica Co., Linz said, and was featured on the back page of the 1965 Yankee Yearbook ...

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@ ...

overall: 10 in x 4 7/8 in x 2 in; 25.4 cm x 12.3825 cm x 5.08 cm harmonica tester: 2 13/16 in x 4 7/8 in x 10 in; 7.14375 cm x 12.3825 cm x 25.4 cm box: 2 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x ...

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 ...