Re: [Harp-L] Re: harmonica factories

[Fernando Bresslau <bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Leonardo Kenji Shikida wrote:
> > Germany (hohner, seidel, bushman?)
> >     
Bushman buys harmonicas from Seydel (Soul's voice) and Suzuki (Delta Frost).
> > Japan (tombo / lee oskar, suzuki, yamaha)
> >     
Yamaha probably produces in China.
> > Brazil (hering)
> > China (Hong Kong, Taiwan) (huang, hohner)
> > Korea (?)
> > probably more.
> >     
Chinese and Korean factories make the same type of product, that is, 
mostly low end harmonicas.


M. N. wrote:
> In addition to the more obvious answers (Germany, Japan, Brazil, 
> China), a number of Hohner's harps and harp parts are made in the 
> Czech Republic.
> MN
Actually, only assembly work is done in the Czech Republic. They don't 
make reeds and reedplates, so I hadn't classified them as a factory.
All the best,
Fernando