Hohner Chromatica No. 261 Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Hohner, M.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Chromatic No. 261 model with 35 double holes and 70 reeds. The harmonica has a brown stained wooden comb with metal cover plates nailed to the top and bottom. It is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>M.HOHNER'S<br>[awards] CHROMATICA No61</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The reeds in this harmonica are set in a position of adjacent half steps in a horizontal row (left to right-A, A#, B, C, etc., chromatic, without a slide button). It is an octave-tuned instrument, blow only. On an octave tuned harmonica, each vertically paired set of holes has 2 reeds tuned 8 diatonic scale notes apart.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Harmonicas
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Peter Kassan Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0783.067
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.067
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in x 13 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 3.175 cm x 34.6075 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/8 in x 13 15/16 in x 1 7/16 in; 3.4925 cm x 35.40125 cm x 3.65125 cm