M. Hohner Chromonica II Deluxe chromatic harmonica

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Hi, this beautiful vintage M. Hohner Chromonica II Deluxe chromatic harmonica comes with the original case both made in Germany
Please note items are as shown and uncleaned to preserve the item for the new owner
For more information please read this great article https://chromhistory.blog/2019/04/29/hohner-chromonica-deluxe/
(At the beginning of the 1950s Hohner came out with two new models, a 10-hole Chromonica I De Luxe and a 12-hole Chromonica II De Luxe. The
patent# 853853
was issued to Walter Hohner in 1952. More info can be found on
Pat Missin’s website
. As Pat mentions, the
US Design Patent# 166750
was also issued to Walter Hohner the same year.
I’ve recently read an interesting article about
John Vassos
. Especially this part got my attention:
In the late 1940s, John Vassos was hired by Hohner to design harmonicas and accordions with his signature modernist and streamlined aesthetic, primarily aimed toward the American market. Vassos’ design drawings feature marks resembling air whooshing past his harmonicas—musical spacecraft traveling through the galaxy of his imagination.
I could actually imagine that John Vassos is the father of the Chromonica Deluxe design.)