Historic Folk Toys: Music, 'Harmonica in C'

Harmonica in COur Harmonica in C is an excellent quality ten-hole (twenty notes) harmonica, which is an ideal instrument for a beginning player. Our package includes basic playing instructions with two easy-to-play tunes and a brief history.Historical Background: The harmonica is a free-reed wind instrument that has multiple, variably tuned reeds. The reeds are made from either bronze or brass. Each reed is secured at one end over an airway slot. As air passes through the slot, the reed vibrates and interrupts the air stream to make a specifically pitched sound. The harmonica is also known as a "mouth organ," "french harp" (or simply "harp"), and "Mississippi saxophone."As a free-reed instrument, the harmonica belongs to the same family of musical instruments as reed organs, accordions, and melodicas. Unlike its other family members that have keyboards, the mouth organ uses the player's lips and tongue to select one or more slots (or holes). The holes are usually arranged in a linear m