{"product_id":"hohner-marine-band-1896-harmonica","title":"Hohner Marine Band 1896 Harmonica — 10-Hole Diatonic Blues Harp — Field Find","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ THE FIND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Hohner Marine Band 1896 — the harmonica that defined what a harmonica could sound like. Pearwood comb, brass reeds, 10-hole diatonic, handcrafted in Germany. The instrument that Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Bob Dylan all reached for. Found in good playing condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ WHAT WE KNOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hohner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marine Band 1896\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10-hole diatonic harmonica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComb:\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditional pearwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReeds:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Germany — handcrafted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good — plays well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e [WEIGHT]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e [DIMENSIONS]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ THE STORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Marine Band has been made since 1896 — which means it predates recorded blues, predates amplification, predates almost everything we associate with the harmonica as a blues instrument. And then the blues arrived and found it ready. The pearwood comb gives it a warmth that plastic doesn’t replicate. The brass reeds give it a tone that bends the way blues bends — with feeling, with resistance, with the particular expressiveness that made this the instrument of choice for the players who defined the form. This is not a beginner’s harmonica that happens to be famous. It is a serious instrument that happens to be accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ WHY WE CHOSE IT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the Marine Band 1896 is the harmonica against which all other harmonicas are measured. Because pearwood and brass is a combination that has been right for over a century. Because finding one in good playing condition is always worth noting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ ABOUT THIS PIECE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne available. Plays well. A strong piece for a blues or folk player, a Hohner collection, a vintage instrument display, or anyone who wants the instrument that started it all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Found in the Field","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381335572665,"sku":"3962498","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/9438\/4825\/files\/IMG-0720.jpg?v=1782619352","url":"https:\/\/foundinthefield.store\/products\/hohner-marine-band-1896-harmonica","provider":"Found in the Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}