DIATONICS (OTHER) NOT HOHNER |
Fr. HOTZ. Germany "AMERICAN ACE" Steel Plates. pinned. Wood body. |
Chinese "Session" Diatonic. Plastic body MS |
"World Star" Early T.H. ? Japanese harp. 32 holes, only 16 reeds. Alternate upper
and lower every second hole. Steel plates STAPLED onto comb! Tinplate covers |
Anyone recognise this trademark, or have any info on this harp? Email me. |
Johann Schunk "Piccolo" BURG TOR "Town Gate" TM Steel plates.Zinc covers 8cms.1940's.Pinned. |
Seydel & sohnne Bandmaster 3'' |
"House of Marbles" Advertising toy C Plastic M.S. |
C.A.Seydel Sohne "Bandmaster" 4" Early model with Zinc covers |
The BandMaster 10 hole 20 reed 4" Probably made by Seydel after Soviet nationalization in 1950. Cost 6s.6d. |
"All American" Diatonic. Made by the Harmonic Reed Corporation of Philadelphia.Made of bakelite. with integral body and casing,with a thin aluminium cover.A very unusual harp in that the reeds (20) are small individual pieces of brass carried upright in pairs either side of 10 mouldings in the body. See more below |
"All American" Diatonic in various stages of cleaning. The reeds which are all individual
are variously numbered as per the above picture , but as you see, not
in direct sequence. An ingenious idea, allowing single reeds to be easily changed.
A reasonably airtight setup, as well. Cleaning would have been easier if the alloy cover had not been peened over at the back. (Take great care if you want to remove this!) Design patented Aug. 4th 1931 by Irving Stein of Brooklyn and Charles Bennington of West Hempstead. Applied aplication dated Feb 24th 1930. The reeds are held in place, by two screws through from the inside rear, which also holds the alloy cover.Rivets holding reeds are part of plate. |
Seydel made "Boomerang" 20 hole 40 reeds. Concert or Organ tuned. In G, with 40 valves. this was made for the Australian market, for a dealer in Sydney named Albert, amongst other models, around the 40's. |
"PORTEMONNAIE HARMONIKA" (PURSE HARMONICA) Smallest 10 note diatonic harmonica I have. Measures only 2.2" long. Brass plates & covers. DRGM No.81951. No pins, cover bolts hold plates. Covers slide into plate slots Possibly A.A Schlott. Guess about 1920-30's |
Stripped down for cleaning |
Small pixie leaning on stick > |
"JOCKEY" by Max Spranger. Saxony 1903-1972 10h 20r brass plated steel plates. Chromed steel covers. Reg.No.249450 Has head, jockey and cupid tm's.Notice similarity of covers to "Bandmaster" above (CASS). About 1920-30 |
"THE BANDMASTER" C.A.Seydel Soehne Saxony. 1847-Still going! An early example with square front edges, zinc covers, brass plates 10h 20r. D.R.W.Z 33050 Reg.T.M. No 328965 & 703887 C.A 1920. (No 102) |
"JAZZ MELODY" by Jos. Fischer. (Pre 1906 to 1974.) Klingenthal. 12dh 12r. Steel plates. One blank. Pinned. Overlap covers. 5-1/8" long. Dated 1949-50. |
(Right) "CONCERT" Made in Saxony Maker Unknown. 4 & 3/8" Long. Steel plates. One dummy. 14dh 14 reeds. Wood body Pinned plates. |
DELICIA "Piccolo 1" Czechoslovakia 3&3/8" Long << 10h 20r Diatonic.>> Steel plates, nailed. Plastic body In G. . |
Country Western 10h 20r 4" Brass nailed plates. plastic body. Made in German Democratic Republic. |
"THE VICTOR" Unknown make. German. DRGM No 150320 10h 20r diatonic. Brass plated steel pinned plates. Guess ca 1915 |
C.A.S.S Bandmaster 4 & 3/4" 10h 20r Later rounded front plates. Separate 'suck & blow' plates. Brass. pinned, boted covers. Both cover same logo. No C.A.Seydel name on it. |
KOCH (Hohner) 'BUGLE BAND' Artist Concert. Made in Ireland. 1931 10h 20r Diatonic. Steel brass plated. Pinned plates and covers. (steel). Upper plate all suck Lower plate all blow. |
"PLAYBOY" Made by British Mouth-organs.(Stockport) 10h 20r Bakalite body. ALL PLASTIC REEDS No Metal used. 1940's |