[Harp-L] Re: Thorens Harmonicas

[MilwHarmonica@xxxxxxx]

Hello, Thorens fans.
 
About a week ago, someone here at Harp-L asked about Thorens harmonicas.  
Here's some information, provided by Rich Nielsen of Harmonica Collectors  
International (HCI), in the Trumpet Call, the quarterly newsletter of HCI. This  was 
published in the June 2008 issue of the Trumpet Call. This was edited from  
Nielsen's article:
 
Thorens is presently a Swiss manufacturer of high-end audio  equipment. They 
have also made phonograph turntables, and other audio  playback equipment. And 
in the past they were known as a manufacturer of high  quality harmonicas.
 
The Thorens family business was first registered in  Sainte-Croix 
Switzerland, in 1883. They were listed as
manufacturers of music boxes and clockmakers, and started making  Edison-type 
phonographs in 1903.
 
>From 1913-1964, Thorens made cigarette lighters. 
 
>From 1914-1921, and 1938-1952, Thorens was famous for it's  harmonicas.
 
Thorens made tremolos, octave harps, 10-hole Richter diatonics, 10-hole and  
12-hole slide chromatics, and four-key tremolo harps.
 
HCI is a valuable source for antique harmonica information. For more  
information, contact Harley Crain:
 
E-mail: _hcrain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:hcrain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)   
 
John Broecker
 
 
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