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Chromatic harmonica, C, C-sharp
Chromatic harmonica, C, C-sharp
Chromatic harmonica, C, C-sharp

Chromatic harmonica, C, C-sharp

Date1926 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelChromatic (with twist resonator)
Serial No.none
SignedSigned: KOCH HARMONICA
MarkingsMarked: TRADE MARK / CHROMATIC / MADE IN GERMANY
DescriptionThis chromatic harmonica is set into a cylindrical resonator. By rotating the bell of the resonator slightly, the player lines up the blow/draw holes to access the chromatic function of the instrument, raising the pitch a half step. This novel design was somewhat cumbersome and short-lived, known to be produced for a handful of years in the mid-to-late 1920s.
DimensionsLength: 6 1/2 in
Width: 2 1/8 in
ProvenancePurchased by donor, January 1994.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07862
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