Post by Tony Ravenscroft on Aug 13, 2022 7:56:14 GMT -6
Yeah, Hohner has taken some (usually delightful) strange turns. This here is actually called the Echo Bell, and -- ultimate truth-in-advertising!! -- is two bells bolted to a simple Echo (double-reed "tremolo") harmonica. You flick the little wire loop to ring a bell.
The seller here says it's from the '20s, but is also asking $300 so there might be some self-interest there. Aside from the curiosa factor, seems to me like I could fake it with a bicycle bell for MUCH cheaper.
Maple Wood comb, attractively lacquered
0.9 mm brass reed plates
28 brass reeds
Tremolo tuning
2 chrome plated bells tuned a fifth apart
Attractive cedar wood case
Available in C-major
The seller here says it's from the '20s, but is also asking $300 so there might be some self-interest there. Aside from the curiosa factor, seems to me like I could fake it with a bicycle bell for MUCH cheaper.
Maple Wood comb, attractively lacquered
0.9 mm brass reed plates
28 brass reeds
Tremolo tuning
2 chrome plated bells tuned a fifth apart
Attractive cedar wood case
Available in C-major