October 22, 2026

This small free-reed wind instrument has major manufacturers in China (Huang, Easttop) and Japan (Suzuki, Tombo), where Tombo makes the popular Lee Oskar model. The dominant global manufacturer is Hohner in Germany. Chinese tremolo players also founded organizations like the Chinese YMCA scene in Hong Kong. Which instrument is this?

A Oboe
B Harmonica
C Trumpet
D Bass flute

The harmonica has major manufacturers in China (Huang, Easttop) and Japan (Suzuki, Tombo, the maker of the Lee Oskar). The world's dominant harmonica maker is Germany's Hohner, which long competed with Chinese and Japanese firms.

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