[Harp-L] Hammacher Schlemmer Holiday Cover Has Harp

["Michael Polesky" <m.polesky@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All.

Hammacher Schlemmer (http://www.hammacher.com/) is featuring a Hohner 
harmonica on the cover of its holiday issue and here is the description:


           Six-Sided Harmonica
           Made by the renowned Hohner instrument company founded in 
Germany in 1857 and manufacturer of harmonicas used by such Blues luminaries 
as Howlin Wolf, Little Walter, and Junior Wells, this unique musical 
instrument, which has been in continuous production since before 1900, 
combines six harmonicas into a single component, creating the largest tonal 
range available in any Hohner tremolo model. Tremolo harmonicas employ two 
reeds per note, and each harmonica on this instrument has 24 double holes 
for a total of 48 reeds per harmonica that produce a warm vibrato 
characteristic of the world-famous Hohner sound. Each harmonica is tuned to 
a different key: C, D, F, G, A and B flat, and each comb (the central air 
chamber component) is made of maple for a rich, full tone. The harmonica can 
be played in its unified wheel-mount form, or dismantled for individual 
play.

The price:     $299.95

I have the actual magazine and the cover photo is absolutely stunning. 
Although, this may seem to many as another way of portraying the harmonica 
as a toy . . . I bet we would all like to find one of these in our stocking 
on Christmas morning!!!

Michael