This harmonetta was made by M. Hohner in Germany, early 1950s – mid-1970s. It has 18 double holes with 32 hexagonal buttons in harmonic table note layout. This harmonetta has a black plastic comb with a gold tone metal body with air holes. Accessioned with original leather covered wooden case.
The harmonetta combines features of the harmonica and the melodica. Individual notes can be played by depressing a single button. Chords can be played by depressing multiple adjoining buttons.
German musician and engineer Ernst Zacharias (b. 1924) invented the harmonetta and has received over 90 patents for Hohner, including plastic recorders and watch and clock mechanisms.
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