Reply To: Some Thoughts On Vintage
I found the quote. I was wrong. The premise of the melodica has been around since the 19th century according to this quote from Wikipedia.org:
“Melodicas are small, light, and portable. They are popular in music education, especially in Asia. The modern form of the instrument was invented by Hohner in the 1950s, though similar instruments have been known in Italy since the 19th century.”
Lowboy