FAKE BEATLES HOHNER HARMONICA
We recently had one of our dealers bring a Beatles Hohner Harmonica into the shop. The item looked good, but, I know that there are many fantasy pieces out there, so, I did a little research. I went to a good website for Beatles reproductions and fantasy pieces http://members.fortunecity.com/bcrc/index.html However, a fake harmonica is not mentioned on this site. The next thing to do was to find and identify an original. The original 1964 Beatles Hohner Harmonica was on a card that depicts the Fab Four. The Beatles were also depicted on the harmonica box. The box and harmonica itself are separated and encased in a plastic bubble on the card. (Note that the harmonica is a standard Hohner and does not mention or show the Beatles whatsoever). The fake piece has the identical card w/photo, but, the card is cropped. The card still says "Hohner" which would be a violation of Hohner's trademark. The harmonica has a sticker or label with the Beatles images ON the harmonica (This