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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 00:35:09 -0400
From: "glen~lbany.net"
Subject: Re: American Ace

> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:40:38 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tim Winkelman
> Subject: American Ace in Ireland
>
> I had one of these when I was a kid, and it was
> exactly as you describe it. I purchased it from a
> department store sometime in the second half of the
> 1970's, so they were probably in production then. It
> was sort of like a Marine Band, but a cheaper
> beginner's model. Mine had a wooden comb that was
> painted red. I think I recall someone discussing
> these before and saying they were similiar to the Old
> Standby, but I've never owned one of those so I really
> couldn't say. You may want to check the archives.
>
> Tim Winkelman
>
Tim-

I learned blues harp on an old American Ace that I had got as a "stocking
stuffer" Christmas gift when I was a young boy.
AFAIK Hohner no longer makes them. Somebody here probably knows when they
went into and out of production.

- -Glenn Weiser