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Bob Dylan's stage-used Hohner Marine Band harmonica, key of G, tuned to A446, from the European leg of Dylan's 1966 world tour with his electric backing band The Hawks (later The Band): Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, and Sandy Konikoff/Mickey Jones on drums.
Barry Feinstein joined the tour in May 1966 for dates in England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Dylan's birthday in Paris. This stage-used harmonica from the tour, designed and tuned for Dylan's strong breath pressure, is a souvenir that Feinstein brought back home after the tour ended on May 27, 1966. He kept it in the studio of his residence in Woodstock from then until his death in 2011. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Estate of Barry Feinstein / Barry Feinstein Photography.
This leg of the tour included the famous May 17, 1966 concert at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England—widely known as the 'Royal Albert Hall' show due to an inaccurately attributed bootleg. The concert is famed as a transitional moment in Dylan's career, opening with a typical solo acoustic set before launching into an 'electric' act with Dylan backed by the Hawks. The 'electric' Dylan was met with uproar from the folksy audience, sparking a legendary confrontation between Dylan and a heckler who yelled out 'Judas!' Dylan turned to his band, told them to 'play it fuckin' loud,' and ripped into 'Like a Rolling Stone' to end the show.
