Re: [Harp-L] American Ace

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Both American Ace and Canadian Ace harmonicas were available in the 1950s and '60s. The harps made in Ireland I remember being available in the late 1960s and early '70s.

The book Hohner, the Living Legend is not the most reliable source on this stuff, but they list the American Ace as being made under the Hotz sub-brand from 1936 to 1952, and under the Hohner name since around 1980.
 
Winslow Yerxa
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