Home / Forums / Vintage Melodicas / The First Hohner Melodica and Clones / Reply To: The First Hohner Melodica and Clones Reply To: The First Hohner Melodica and Clones March 24, 2017 at 5:24 pm #8762 Alan BrintonParticipant Actually, almost everywhere it’s day-month-year. They (Germans, Japanese, Italians, etc.) have no respect for us Americans and refuse to adopt our customs. But they do make better melodicas, with the exception of Oscar Verdugo’s Diamante Wind Vox.