Once Upon a Time in the West - Harmonica

[A.J.]

Anybody know what brand/type of harmonica was used in the movie?

 

[Contec]

Some pictures :

 

[Adam C.]

Here are some additional pictures. (I've been wanting to track down this harmonica for quite a while myself.)

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[Lightning]

that's strange, the one in the picture with the guy standing on his shoulders doesn't have the loop for the strap, or the hole left by it. Is that from earlier in the movie?

 

[Prince NEO]

I have a friend who has this harmonica, if I see him Monday at school I'll let you guys know the brand.

 

[A.J.]

Thanks for the replies!

I think the manufacturer logo is visible in one scene. But I think that HD captures would be needed.

The manufacturer might be Tombo. It used to be an Italian harmonica manufacturer.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

that's strange, the one in the picture with the guy standing on his shoulders doesn't have the loop for the strap, or the hole left by it. Is that from earlier in the movie?

It´s the flashback that tells "harmonica´s" backstory.

 

[Contec]

Found this thread about the harmonica on another forum. Seems like its custom made or something..
Charles Bronson's harmonica

 

[A.J.]

Any more info?

 

[Hazelrah]

Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG - Harmonica Catalog

my guess would be it's a hohner of some type...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1927-Made-Germa...918?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb27a53d6

That one actually looks pretty close

 

[A.J.]

I even asked a friend who is an expert in harmonicas, but he could not identify it exactly. I could not find any information about it anywhere. The Blu-ray will be released in the summer so maybe then we can have high-res screenshots.

 

[terryr]

They use a few. Sometimes it is bent up, sometimes not. And the details change.

I get the feeling from the movie that it is supposed to be the same harmonica. That the boy kept it all those years to give it back to Frank.

 

[A.J.]

Blu-ray will be released next week so there's a possibility for better screen captures.

 

[A.J.]

I got the Blu-ray so I will try to research this further at some point. It's very difficult to find out the exact manufacturer and model (it seems that there were few different harmonicas used).

 

[A.J.]

Still looking for some information, although it might be next to impossible to identify it.