A worker checks and adjust the tone of harmonicas at the Shanghai General Harmonica Factory (SGHF) in Shanghai, China. Although it makes well-respected brands such as the Huang, Suzuki, and Hohner that are favored by many professional musicians around the world, the 60 years old state owned SGHF had to trim down its work force from 800 in the mid 1980's to just over 100 today..23-FEB-04
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