Hohner Marine Band Classic (Ab 1896/20)

The Marine Band 1896 is the origin of the blues harmonica. This iconic instrument embodies the blues like no other and is the benchmark for diatonic harmonicas - which is why it is still made almost exactly as it was when it was patented in 1896. Although it was originally intended for European folk music, the sound of the Marine Band quickly became influential in 1896 for American blues in the 20th century. Almost all the blues greats of the era played it, making it the voice of broken hearts and all-night dances, endless prairie and stuffy nightclubs. Like no other harmonica, the Marine Band 1896 manages to set feelings to music and stimulate creativity. Anyone who discovers this piece of living music history doesn't just play the blues. He's feeling the blues.