Re: [Harp-L] New subject: Why is a harmonica called a harp?

[BassHarp <bassharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My father, born in Indiana in 1906, started playing the "mouth harp" (as 
he called it all his life) when he was about 8 years old. Soon played 
for local barn dances and other family gatherings, etc, in the 
Logansport and Royal Center areas of Indiana. He bought me my first 
harmonica when I was 8 years old - a Hohner Goliath (double reed 
tremolo), which I still have, but I didn't actually start playing 
harmonica until I was 35, and that was the "bassharp"! I treasure the 
memories.
Danny

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