“Bought a harmonica. ___ ___ ___.” Hohner Blues Harp Competition

I’m incredibly honoured (and a bit gobsmacked!) to be the new face of one of Hohner's legendary harmonicas - the Blues Harp.

The Blues Harp was one of the first I ever played—and now my mug’s on the updated packaging being shipped to players around the world (including, apparently, the legendary Bob Dylan).

Here it is:

Hohner Blues Harp x Liam Ward

To celebrate, I decided to give away a brand new Hohner Blues Harp, complete with box signed by yours truly.

All entrants had to do was send their Six Word Harmonica Story by finishing this sentence:

“Bought a harmonica. ___ ___ ___.”

I was absolutely astounded by the amount of people who entered; over 400 entries!

Without further ado, the winner is:

“Bought a harmonica. Then Won One.” S. Flynn

I liked that it was a bit cheeky and harnessed the power of positive thinking.

Here are my top 50 entries - for data protection I've only put partial names for the authors; if you want to claim the entry as your own and are happy to have your full name on it then let me know in the comments!

Also, let me know your favourites - or any late entries - in the comment.

2. Bought a harmonica. Fought a harmonica. - Dan R

3. Bought a harmonica. Please send help. - @zaidgittens

4. Bought a harmonica. Jobless homeless happy - @arti_artur

5. Bought a harmonica. Two draw broken - Sean D C

6. Bought a harmonica, blue my mind - Alan B

7. Bought a harmonica. Learning to reed - Stefano D

8. Bought a harmonica. Motorcycle too expensive - A O

9. Bought a harmonica. I blew it! - Patrick R

10. Bought a harmonica. It’s Liam’s fault - Philip B

11. Bought harmonica. Big, small pleasure. - Jan P

12. Bought a harmonica, need new hat - John M

13. Bought a harmonica, I still suck - Andy W

14. Bought a harmonica. Chords over chores - Artur S

15. Bought a harmonica, to honor Grandma. - @allenmccann2987

16. Bought a harmonica, time stands still. - Justin S

17. Bought a harmonica. 'Hohnering' my skills - Rosie M

18. Bought a harmonica - stole it actually. - Ian F

19. Bought a harmonica. Inserted, farting tunes - Mark C

20. Bought a Harmonica. My lips hurt. - Logan S

21. Bought a harmonica, need eleven more - @sckaatran ALSO Bought a harmonica. NEED ELEVEN MORE - Jerry M

22. Bought a harmonica. Please don’t disturb - Sandro L

23. Bought a harmonica. Wife blown away. - Chris E

24. Bought a harmonica for better health! - Carmel K

25. Bought a harmonica. Suck, blow, squeak. - Dawn D

26. Bought a harmonica. Always with me - Don C

27. Bought a harmonica. Memories of Dad. - Lynn H

28. Bought a harmonica. At long last - Gilles L

29. Bought a harmonica. Found my sound - Pete H

30. Bought a harmonica. My fascination began! - Peter O`D

31. Bought a harmonica. Loving music again. - Ray P

32. Bought a harmonica. Now I’m complete. - Adam A

33. Bought a harmonica and quit cigarettes. - Kevin W

34. Bought a harmonica. My guitar weeps - Mike O’B

35. Bought a harmonica. Our Monica fled - Simon O

36. Bought a harmonica. Must be mad. - Richard and Helen B

37. Bought a harmonica. Made babies cry. - @ajoseph86

38. Bought a harmonica, changed my life! - Matt Y

39. Bought a harmonica, plays like heaven! - Slawomir N

40. Bought a harmonica, named it Veronica - Doug S

41. Bought a harmonica, became magic Dick! - Bob H

42. Bought a harmonica, my soul sings - Chris W

43. Bought a harmonica, never looked back. - Chris F

44. Bought a harmonica, husband’s ears bleed - Paula B

45. Bought a harmonica - neighbours hate me! - Andrea L

46. Bought a harmonica. Immediately got addicted - Arti A

47. Bought a harmonica. Breath much better - Beppe S

48. Bought a harmonica - kids moved out - Kate W

49. Bought a harmonica: best choice EVER - Pam L

50. Bought a harmonica. Hohner of course! - Robert D

AND FINALLY… here’s my own entry:

Bought a harmonica. Groupies are overrated. - Liam ‘Blues Harp’ Ward

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*Credit to Heather S