Chromatic harmonica, C
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1945-1960 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelChromonika III (No. 280)
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the back casing:Left side: GRAND PRIX GENEVE 1927 / 19[lyre]27 (inside a medal) GRAND PRIX PHILAD / [bird facing left inside a medal / [woman with harp inside a medal] 1926 (in a medal surrounded by laurel leaves) / MADE IN GERMANY
Center: TRADE - MARK / [two hands extending from smooth buttoned sleeves holding a medal] GESETZL / GESCH. (written around edges) / M. Hohner
Right side: GRAND PRIX PARIS / 19[person]37 (inside a medal) / GRAND PRIX CHIC 1893[building in a medal] / [ship in a medal] [man facing left in a medal] / FABRIQUÈ EN ALLEMAGNEMarkingsStamped on the front casing: CHROMATISCHE MUNDHARMONIKA / CHROMONIKA III / M. HOHNER / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Stamped on the right, front tab: CDescriptionChromatic harmonica in C with 4 octaves, standard (rectangular) shape. Chrome- or nickel-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb and double-chamber construction with 16 holes. The mouthpiece and slide components are chrome- or nickel-plated brass. The mouthpiece has circular holes. Straight, push slide with internal wire spring-loaded mechanism, assembled in comb. Anodized aluminum reed plates. Total of 64 brass reeds (32 per plate, 4 per hole), two-blow and two-draw reeds per hole. Original flip-top wooden box, with burled-wood-finish Hohner case.
Dimensions7 x 1-1/4 inProvenancePurchased by donor, October 1996.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07500
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