I do not play the harmonica as such, I like to play with it. I bought the Hohner Special 20 'key of C' here on Amazon. I also bought a 'key of G' elsewhere (it was not available on Amazon at the time) just to cover a little wider range. I also like to play with a guitar.
I have played with some cheaper plastic harmonicas. From my limited knowledge, these Honers create more vibrant sound with less effort on both in and out breaths than anything I had used before. My first expression was 'wow', after I blew out just one note.
For the novice, like me, this Honer has ten 'holes' that will create one note on the 'out breath' an a different one the 'in breath'. Twenty notes. A creative person can get more notes out of one ... Read More:
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Hohner Marine Band, Hohner Special 20 and Lee Oskar Major Diatonic harps fit well in this case. Hohner's Big River Harp does NOT fit properly in the case - it is longer than the others, and doesn't snug in. I'll either return the case or order two Lee Oskars to replace my two Big River models. Or, I can just deal with the fact that they don't fit quite properly, but probably "good enough". Decisions, decisions.
Haven't played the toy harps yet, first things first. I bought the case for the case, not for the included harps.
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This is a great harmonica, and even for a beginner who is learning to bend, I haven't broken it in months. Obviously this is not the "Ferrari" of harmonicas (I've heard that about the new Suzukis) but it is one of the best.
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I am a beginner and this harmonica works great for me!
It has very rich notes even though it is quite small and is only a few dollars.
It comes with a two-peice, hard plastic case and basic instructions showing how to hold it and play the notes. You can also find free tips and instructions on the internet telling how to play and care for your harmonica.
I highly reccomend it to anyone who wants to try out the harmonica.
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First of all, i am a new harp player. This is my second harp, my first was a very cheap china harp that was very hard to play. This harp sound very nice is easy to play and it cost almost nothing. I recomend 100%. It is a very good deal. I bought it from the instrument store, here in amazon.
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This is a neat little instrument. I just got mine yesterday so I'm not playing songs yet, but I am able to play low c to a with little trouble. The fingerings are similar to recorder until you get to bflat and b, then they change horribly. It will take some time. Still, any new instrument takes time to master. Once I get it, this will be another fun instrument to play. Well worth the money, and the time to get over the learning curve.
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This is a neat little instrument. I just got mine yesterday so I'm not playing songs yet, but I am able to play low c to a with little trouble. The fingerings are similar to recorder until you get to bflat and b, then they change horribly. It will take some time. Still, any new instrument takes time to master. Once I get it, this will be another fun instrument to play. Well worth the money, and the time to get over the learning curve.
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I played the flute in middle and high school....I haven't played in 6+ years now. So, when my church wanted me to play for them, I whipped out my old flute...and it didn't work. Thankfully I found this flute, it is excellent....the tone and quality are great and the price is even better.
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This ones is a little better than the loud plastic ones, but I guess I'm just not a recorder person, It still sounds like a toy to me. Maybe the very expensive ones would sound a little more rich, but I don't think I wanna play that bad. I'll just stick with the metal flutes for now.
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