Hohner whistle

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:59 am

Anybody ever play one of these? I know they make reco#$%s but I have heard they make whistles. I have been really impressed by them as an instrument company. I played a friends Hohner guitar, as well as several others in San Fransisco and was impressed at how quality of an instrument it was despite how inexpensive it was...

Father Emmet · Post by **Father Emmet** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:50 am

There was a thread a few months back about these. IIRC they were popular among kwella (?) musicians, but aren't made anymore and are collectors items.
I know what you mean about Honer though, I have a Hohner acoustic bass guitar that is very nice. Full sound, nice finish and binding. When I was shopping around for a bass , the Hohner sounded much better than the Ovation, and was half the price.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:41 am

I don't think Hohner has been making whistles for a while. You can find used ones floating around. They are tin with square windways, flat blades. Their sound is pure and quiet and really quite nice.

I thought there was a picture of one on the main page. I reviewed one that I had on loan from Cranberry, you might want to run a search of that, I may even had a picture in that review, I don't remember.

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:28 pm

You see them on eBay from time to time. They usually go fort way more than they are worth and usually in the key of C. I have also heard that these are no longer manufactured.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:52 pm

Because they're no longer made, they're rather collectable. They do tend to sell for weird amounts of money, though. I found mine (which another board member currently has) on eBay, in a mixed lot of various types of flutes.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 6:12 am

Cranberry's Hohner Bb:

Here are two more pictures.

Close-up of window and HOHNER Bb inscription:

http://www.homepage.mac.com/etbloomfiel ... /IMG_2.jpg

Side view of moutpiece:

http://www.homepage.mac.com/etbloomfiel ... G_0003.jpg

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:51 pm

Hohner even made a LOW Bb (below low D) a while ago...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 96631&rd=1

(someday, we may learn they even made sarrusasaphones, moldo-valachian taragots, glockenspiels and garklein tubas...)