Re: [Harp-L] Hohner Professional 2016 CBH

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Madcat is correct. Made between  late1969 and early 1980. The plates made in Germany and the 'Delrin' parts from Connecticut. They were final assembled in Hicksville (a town on Long Is. N.Y.). Mine cost $27.99 and that was in 1974. I got a good deal at a music store in Johnstown Pa., as they were usually closer to $40.oo. They didn't sell well ( at least in the Pa., Oh. N.Y., area ), and this was because the price was such that most music stores did not want to stock one. And with none on display, they flew under the radar, and most people did not even know that they existed. And this was at a time when a Hohner 64 (280 model) was going for $25.oo or so. The current values range from a low of $95 to a high of $320. Naturally price dependent on condition. 

As for longevity, they are excellent harps, some of the very best artists play them. They have a nice foggy tone. 
smo-joe  

On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:23 PM, Peter Madcat Ruth wrote:

> Yo Paul - I can answer some of your questions about the CBH.  It was designed by (and named after) Cham-Ber Huang.  They were assembled in the USA in the 1970s when Hohner USA was located in Hicksville, New York.  Chamber-Huang worked for Hohner at that time, before he left to start Huang Harmonicas.
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> On Dec 19, 2011, at 7:09 PM, pneupco@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> I recently bought a Hohner Professional 2016 CBH harmonica and have a few questions about it. First, when where they made? Next, what was the retail cost back then? Mine says that it was made in the USA. While the reedplates are marked as being made in Germany, were the plastic parts and the final assembly all done here? Were they all made here, or were some made in Germany? Finally, how do these stand up to Hohner's newest models? Mine was clean and in beautiful shape when I got it and it plays quite well (but, then, I'm far from being an expert).
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>> Thanks for any help.
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>> Regards, Paul N.
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