[ noun ] a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole <noun.artifact>
Harmonica \Har*mon"i*ca\ (-[i^]*k[.a]), n. [Fem. fr. L. harmonicus harmonic. See {Harmonic}, n. ] 1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones; it is now called the {glass harmonica}, to distinguish it from the common harmonica, formerly called the harmonicon.
2. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
3. A small wind musical instrument shaped like a flat bar with holes along the thin edges, held in the hand and producing notes from multiple vibrating reeds arranged inside along its length; it was formerly called the {harmonicon}. See {harmonicon}. [PJC]
Harmonicon \Har*mon"i*con\ (-[i^]*k[o^]n), n. A small, flat, wind instrument of music, in which the notes are produced by the vibration of free metallic reeds; it is now called the {harmonica}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Although Crook was a harmonica player, Acuff said he like to sing and did so occasionally on the show. "His favorite number was Amazing Grace." Crook, orphaned early in life, was reared in Nashville by brothers and sisters, from whom he learned songs.
A third figure was a man in a tweed jacket who had brought along a harmonica.
One floor worker played a George Thorogood rock tune on the harmonica.
Franklin dubbed his invention the "glass harmonica." It is this instrument that Mr. Reckert plays.
"The thing about videos is they get you to so many people at once," said T-birds singer and harmonica player Kim Wilson, when asked how his group had cottoned to videos after years of grueling road tours.
Their first Mercury-Polygram album is "Pickin' on Nashville" and the first single released from the LP is "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine." The band consists of four guitars and drums and occasionally an harmonica.
It was too time consuming." And he can't master the harmonica, which even school kids can play with little training.
He says he will focus on the glass harmonica next year.