Listen to “The Return of the Harmonica”

Written by Ben Marks
Narrated by Göran Norquist

In the 1970s, Hohner, the world’s largest harmonica manufacturer, changed its flagship model, and in the process its signature sound. A few musicians and harp customizers waged a quiet rebellion. And they won.

Written by Ben Marks

Introduction by Summer Brown

Narrated by Goran Norquist

Produced by Larry Rosen

Music by Mike Snowden of “The Cigar Box Guitar Maker”

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Ben Marks is the senior editor of CollectorsWeekly.com and an occasional contributor to WinkBooks.net.
Göran Norquist is a frequent contributor to Craftsmanship Quarterly. He holds a BFA in Acting from California State University, Fullerton, and an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater (ACT).