IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This harmonica was made by Hohner in ...

overall: 10 in x 4 7/8 in x 2 in; 25.4 cm x 12.3825 cm x 5.08 cm harmonica tester: 2 13/16 in x 4 7/8 in x 10 in; 7.14375 cm x 12.3825 cm x 25.4 cm box: 2 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x ...

The first song played in space was performed on a musical instrument that weighed just half an ounce and could only make seven notes. In December 1965, while NASA's Gemini 6 was speeding through an ...

When John Lennon was a child his Uncle George gave him a Hohner harmonica, and the youngster learned to play. Inspired by the song “Hey Baby” by Bruce Channel, Lennon began adding it to his band’s ...

Harmonicas were commonly called “French harps” or “mouth organs” and mountain men played them superbly. Some still do, though such old-fashioned music is not nearly as common as it was before and ...