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Harmonetta, C
Maker: Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date: 1955-1970 ca.
Place Made:Trossingen, Germany, Europe
Model: Harmonetta 8802
Serial No: none
SignedDie-cut metal casings, top and bottom: M. HOHNER
MarkingsStamped and painted black on the top: Harmonetta / MADE IN GERMANY
Stamped in white paint on each button: Re Fa# Sib RE Fa# Sib / Fa La Do# Fa La Do# Fa / Do [worn off] Mi Sol# Do Mi Sol# / Ré# Sol Si Ré# Sol Si Ré# / Sib Ré Fa# Sib Ré Fa#
Stamped in white paint on each button: Re Fa# Sib RE Fa# Sib / Fa La Do# Fa La Do# Fa / Do [worn off] Mi Sol# Do Mi Sol# / Ré# Sol Si Ré# Sol Si Ré# / Sib Ré Fa# Sib Ré Fa#
DescriptionAnodized metal casing, gold-colored, with a black plastic band around the edge. Plastic comb has 36 holes, 72 stainless steel reeds, blow and draw produce the same chords.
According to Phil Lloyd, "Harmonica Happenings" (Winter 2011), some people describe the Harmonetta (or Harmonette) as a cross between a concertina and a harmonica. "Buttons determine which notes sound over its nearly three octave range--C to B. Which octave sounds depends on where the mouth is positioned on the mouthpiece." Hohner's Harmonetta first appeared in the U.S. around 1956 and was produced for about 15 years. Apparently, it was "designed to supplement, if not replace, the two-foot long chord harmonica."
According to Phil Lloyd, "Harmonica Happenings" (Winter 2011), some people describe the Harmonetta (or Harmonette) as a cross between a concertina and a harmonica. "Buttons determine which notes sound over its nearly three octave range--C to B. Which octave sounds depends on where the mouth is positioned on the mouthpiece." Hohner's Harmonetta first appeared in the U.S. around 1956 and was produced for about 15 years. Apparently, it was "designed to supplement, if not replace, the two-foot long chord harmonica."
DimensionsLength: 185 mm
Width: 149 mm
Height of front curve: 47 mm
Height of back: 40 mm
Height of back with keys: 45 mm
Width: 149 mm
Height of front curve: 47 mm
Height of back: 40 mm
Height of back with keys: 45 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, January 1995.
Terms
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Object number: 08469