WEIRD HARMONICAS?

[Barry Schaede <barrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone out there ever heard of a Thorens chromatic harmonica?  a shop 
in town has one .  I think it's made by the same people that make the 
turntables.  I t has no valves so therefore plays with more effort than 
you'd expect from a chromatic.  Was this the way they came new or did 
someone rip the valves out per Winslow's  Auto Valve tips?  The other 
thing this shop has is a Rollmonica.  Kind of like a player piano type 
deal.  You put the roll in and crank it through while blowing and it 
plays a song.  Any further information and or history on either of these 
harmonicas would be appreciated.  See I don't just live and breathe only 
amps.  FJM