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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Nothing compares hands down to the quality and versatility of this harp.
Every part can be replaced, not that you'd need to unless you ran it over with a truck or something.
These harps are the loudest I've played and the tone and ease I have playing them is unmatched by Hohners which I've also tried.
The beard bite thing I ran into as well on occasion... but only when I was badly in need of a trim, in any case, covering the bolts with a piece of tape or a trim can easily fix this.
I own several of these harps and will forever be a fan.
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Nothing compares hands down to the quality and versatility of this harp.
Every part can be replaced, not that you'd need to unless you ran it over with a truck or something.
These harps are the loudest I've played and the tone and ease I have playing them is unmatched by Hohners which I've also tried.
The beard bite thing I ran into as well on occasion... but only when I was badly in need of a trim, in any case, covering the bolts with a piece of tape or a trim can easily fix this.
I own several of these harps and will forever be a fan.
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I really couldn't have asked for anything better. A solid, well made case that protected my set of harps through quite a few mishaps. It is much less expensive than a hardshell, and though it will not fit a microphone or anything else other than the harmonicas and a few pieces of paper, it was well worth it. A strap would have been nice, and the large "LEE OSKAR HARMONICAS" on the front could have been smaller.
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I really couldn't have asked for anything better. A solid, well made case that protected my set of harps through quite a few mishaps. It is much less expensive than a hardshell, and though it will not fit a microphone or anything else other than the harmonicas and a few pieces of paper, it was well worth it. A strap would have been nice, and the large "LEE OSKAR HARMONICAS" on the front could have been smaller.
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The Lee Oskar harmonicas are very nice -- plastic combs are smoother and easier on the lips, and they have a smooth, resonant tone. This is essentially a standard Lee Oskar major diatonic harmonica in C -- identical in every way to the standard one, in fact -- except that it has gold-plated cover plates. It's very pretty and eye-catching. Even the screws are gold-colored. It also comes with a nice little velvet-lined box with a magnet that holds it closed. It would make a nice gift for anyone who plays harmonica or would like to play harmonica. The only question is whether you find it worthwhile to pay the price premium for harmonica that is functionally identical to the $25 model but prettier.
As a total novice at playing the harmonica, I ordered this basically out of curiousity. It certainly increased my own enjoyment of the harmonica - per the claims in the description, it adds the option of minor chords so common in various types of ethnic music and A minor (being the "all white key" minor scale) is a great tuining to start with.
The only minor complaint is that the chord progression for the top holes is a bit hard to get used to - don't know whether this is just this particular instrument or true for A minor tunes in general.
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