Home / Forums / General melodica discussion / Hohner Melodica, classic versus new / Reply To: Hohner Melodica, classic versus new Reply To: Hohner Melodica, classic versus new February 12, 2015 at 6:01 pm #4118 Alan BrintonParticipant I didn’t know Hohner was bought by KHS in 1997. That perhaps explains a lot. I am in Mexico but will be home in a few days and will examine my three of the Piano 36. If the reeds changed, that would be a rather serious matter..