Winslow's absolutely correct, as usual. Since the single photo was blurry
when enlarged, I wrote to the Seller to ask (nicely) if he had checked any
literature or even the box (besides the harmonica itself) for the Hohner
name and just got this response:
"Thank You so much for your question. Just had a chance to review the
harmonica and the case and it DOES NOT indicate a Hohner model. I will correct
it on the listing and post this response. It was part of a Hohner collection
we inherited and we assumed it was a Hohner also. Thanks again for
bringing it to our attention. The case has a Made in China stamp on the bottom,
too."
Elizabeth
Message: 13 Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:44:30 -0800 (PST) From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re:Identify this harp? Blue Danube To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
I'm skeptical of the eBay seller's claim. This doesn't look like a Hohner
product. It looks like some Chinese harps I've seen. Perhaps the original
poster could verify whether the harmonica he saw bore any Hohner markings.
It's unlike Hohner to market a harmonica and to omit the Hohner name from
the harmonica itself.
Winslow
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
--- On Wed, 2/3/10, Bill Rossoll <billrossoll@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Bill Rossoll <billrossoll@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [Harp-L] Re:Identify this harp? Blue Danube To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 2:36 PM
According to this link I found on ebay, it's a Hohner product.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hohner-Harmonica--The-Original-Blue-Danube-with- case_W0Q
QitemZ200434933137QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20100202? IMSfp=TL100202203003r11175
I think, perhaps, the key here is that the words "The Original" appear to
actually be an integral part of the name.
Just a guess.
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