Hering Harmonicas - Hand Made In Brasil

Hering make a fine range of diatonic and chromatic harmonicas in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Alredo Hering founded the business in 1923. The company employ artisanal skills honed by generations of their German forebears. The factory itself - a cavernous wood and plaster shed that looks more like a Bavarian ski lodge than an industrial plant - underlines the continuity. Favourite models include the 'Vintage', diatonic, the 'Special 48' chromatic, the 'Velvet Voice' chromatic and The 'Opus' chromatic.

The production end of the harmonica business has changed surprisingly little since it was founded. However, more of the stamping and cutting of the instrument’s basic anatomy is now given over to heavy machinery, but the close work that turns a pile of parts into a resonating marvel is still done by practiced hands trained through rigorous apprenticeship. Tool kits and spare reed plates are available for this superb range of harmonicas all made to the same exactng standards. The chromatic range of Hering harmonicas is in particular demand by professionals and competitors in the National Harmonica league.