Larry Adler London. He became a star in the United Kingdom and the Empire, where, it has been written, harmonica sales increased 20-fold and 300,000 people joined fan clubs.". Adler was one of the first harmonica players to perform major works written for the instrument, often written for him: these include Jean Berger's "Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra "Caribbean"" (1941), Cyril Scott's "Serenade" (harmonica and piano, 1936), Vaughan Williams' "Romance in D-flat" for harmonica, piano and string orchestra; premiered New York, 1952, Milhaud's "Suite Anglais" (Paris, May 28, 1947), Arthur Benjamin's Harmonica Concerto (1953), and Malcolm Arnold's Harmonica Concerto, Op. 46 (1954,
Trembita Musical Instrument Factory 19 instruments were made. These instruments were diatonically tuned with 34 strings, however they did not have sufficient volume and did not allow the player to play in different keys easily. Continual serial manufacture of banduras was set up in 1964. Vasyl Herasymenko developed an acceptable model instrument and also developed a serial process for the mass production of banduras. From 1964-68 some 300 experimental instruments were produced. These instruments became known as the "Lviviankas" . The first models had 58 strings which included 17 bass strings. This particular instrument differed from counterparts made at the Chernihiv Musical Instruments Factory