Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. That’s what Matthias Hohner had in mind when he developed the first Hohner harmonica in Germany in 1857. Since he had relatives who had emigrated to the U.S.

Hohner and other brands have taken a hit during the pandemic, as customers avoided retail stores—sales are down 25 percent—but the harmonica continues to enchant. “It’s intuitive ...

The modern harmonica was popularized in 1857 by an extravagantly-whiskered German clockmaker named Matthias Hohner. Hohner made diatonic harmonicas — tuned to play major and minor chords when ...

His fellow astronaut Wally Schirra pulled out a Hohner “Little Lady” harmonica, and began to play a tinny rendition of “Jingle Bells.” From humble origins in the workshops of 19th-century ...