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<blockquote>"[[Hohner|Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG]] is a company specialising in the manufacture of musical instruments. Founded in 1857, [[Hohner]] is identified especially with harmonicas and accordions. The Hohner company has invented and produced many different styles (chromatic and the XB-40 are two of the most important), and most of the harmonicas used by professionals."</blockquote>
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<div align=right>— ''[[wikipedia:Hohner|Wikipedia, Hohner article]]''.</div>
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<blockquote><p>"'''NOT QUITE CARL SAGAN:''' 'And the miserable Giant Spider thought for a brief moment, finally emitting a sad little "toot" on his reeking harmonica, accompanied by a pathetic little hunch ...'</p>
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<p>[HUNCHENTOOT oinks out a funky lick on his [[Hohner]], hunching his shoulders pathetically.] THE PAPIER MACHE SPIDER attempts to laugh. We can see the string moving his fake mandibles. ALMOST CARL SAGAN is unconcernedly pulling the string, with his eyes glued to the TV."</p></blockquote>
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<div align=right>— [[Biography|Frank Zappa]], ''[[Them Or Us (The Book)|Them Or Us]]'', p. 191.</div align=right>
  
'''Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG''' is a company specialising in the manufacture of musical instruments. Founded in 1857, '''Hohner''' is identified especially with harmonicas and accordions. The Hohner company has invented and produced many different styles (chromatic and the XB-40 are two of the most important), and most of the harmonicas used by professionals.<br>
 
<blockquote>'''NOT QUITE CARL SAGAN:'''
 
“And the miserable Giant Spider thought for a brief moment, finally emitting a sad little ‘toot’ on his reeking harmonica, accompanied by a pathetic little hunch …”<br>
 
[HUNCHENTOOT oinks out a funky lick on his '''Hohner,''' hunching his shoulders pathetically.]<br>
 
THE PAPIER MACHE SPIDER attempts to laugh. We can see the string moving his fake mandibles. ALMOST CARL SAGAN is unconcernedly pulling the string, with his eyes glued to the TV.</blockquote>
 
<div align=right>From [[Them Or Us (The Book)]], by [[Frank Zappa]], p. 192</div align=right>
 
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[wikipedia:Hohner|Wikipedia article]]
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*[http://www.hohner.eu/?sprache=en German Hohner page]
 
*[[Hunchentoot]], The Script
 
*[[Hunchentoot]], The Script
*Article at Wikipedia [[wikipedia:Hohner|Hohner]]
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*[http://www.hohner.eu/?sprache=en German Hohner page]
 
 
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]]
 
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]]

Latest revision as of 15:01, 1 August 2021

"Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG is a company specialising in the manufacture of musical instruments. Founded in 1857, Hohner is identified especially with harmonicas and accordions. The Hohner company has invented and produced many different styles (chromatic and the XB-40 are two of the most important), and most of the harmonicas used by professionals."

Wikipedia, Hohner article.

"NOT QUITE CARL SAGAN: 'And the miserable Giant Spider thought for a brief moment, finally emitting a sad little "toot" on his reeking harmonica, accompanied by a pathetic little hunch ...'

[HUNCHENTOOT oinks out a funky lick on his Hohner, hunching his shoulders pathetically.] THE PAPIER MACHE SPIDER attempts to laugh. We can see the string moving his fake mandibles. ALMOST CARL SAGAN is unconcernedly pulling the string, with his eyes glued to the TV."

Frank Zappa, Them Or Us, p. 191.

See Also