Re: [Harp-L] Earliest Hohner

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anybody know if there is an extant harmonica that is older than this American-made harp from the 1830s? 

 http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/mouth-organ-harmonica-51479


David Payne
www.elkriverharmonicas.com
www.hetrickharmonica.com


________________________________
 From: Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>
To: Larry Sandy <slyou65@xxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; John R. Whiteman <JohnWhiteman@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Earliest Hohner
 
I only posted the link.  John Whiteman is due the thanks for spending years compiling the anthology of his own and other's harmonica collections.

Vern


On Dec 29, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Larry Sandy wrote:

> Wow, are these fantastic.  That's a lot of eye candy.  Thank you for posting them.  I had no idea there were anywhere near this number made over the years.  Now I can convince my wife just how small my personal collection really is.  Simply breathtaking!!!
> 
> Lockjaw Larry
> Jamming and Breathing music in a few minutes
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Sat, 12/29/12, Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> From: Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Earliest Hohner
>> To: "Joseph Leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: "Harp L Harp L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>, pneupco@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 1:08 PM
>> See:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/17142243/John-Whiteman-Harp-Anthology
>> 
>> Vern
>>