M. Hohner 1920s German "Super Chromonica" Harmonica in Original Box, Key of G for god and country usually mended twice

usually mended twice

5 5/8" wide x 8 5/8" tall and in excellent antique condition

The small vessel is made of high-fire porcelain coated with brown slip and incised

Not to everyone's taste

with a bit of cloudiness to the black lacquer on the front of the box and a little bit of cracking to the lacquer on the underside of the box near the bottom edge

M. Hohner 1920s German "Super Chromonica" Harmonica in Original Box, Key of G for god and country usually mended twiceI don't know a lot about harmonicas, but upon spotting this one on a recent outing I found it so beautiful, and its box too, that I couldn't walk away. I've since learned it's quite a fine one, and, after sanitizing it, played it a bit, and indeed the sound is marvelous. This 12 hole chromonic harmonica in the key of G features a sliding piece (at right), which redirects air from the hole in the mouthpiece, producing the same scale a semitone higher