Melodica

Production date
Circa 1950s
 Description
A soprano Hohner melodica with a green plastic body, a cream plastic mouthpiece and side pieces. There are ten black plastic keys along the top right facing side and fifteen white plastic keys along the other side. " HOHNER / melodica / soprano " is marked in cream text near the mouthpiece. It is held in a green plastic case with grey lining. There is a small carry handle on the case. " Hohner / melodica-soprano " / Made in Germany. " is marked in gold on the case.
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Artist/Maker
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Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1950s
Production place
Germany
Classification
Musical T&E/T&E For Communication
Credit line
Though the melodica is blown, it has a keyboard similar to that of a piano, making it a cheap way to learn keyboard skills without having to buy a piano. Before the advent of cheap electronic keyboards, the melodica was an inexpensive and popular school music instrument, found in most New Zealand classrooms.
Accession number
TM2000.116
Collection type
Instruments
Music
Social History
Material
Plastic

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