HohnerPiedmont Blues Harmonica Set

Bought as a gift for someone and they were thrilled.Excellent little set.

A good balanced sound.

Good Blues Harps, good value for money.

The case is excellent, pity about the harps. They leak air like the titanic leaked water, and the cheap plastic cover plates leave a foul taste in your mouth. I have since replaces the harmonicas with "Special 20"s. (In my opinion one of the easiest to play harmonica's in the world - and great tone.)

This is bit of a conundrum, there are 7 harmonica's they're made out of plastic with brass reeds and they're not expensive. The whole case and harmonicas feel incredibly light and they're made in China so weight reduction for shipping costs is evident.I have a Hohner Special 20 in the key of C that cost me more than I paid for this set, it's weighty and if a weighty instrument made in Germany screams quality to you, you'd have to dig deep to get a set of those.The conundrum is that provided you treat them with respect they're playable. The first thing I did was check that all the reeds played. Initially there were a couple of sticking ones, but a bit of gentle blowing and sucking and they're all now playing sweetly.They're also fine for bending, the case is warm to the lips compared to the metal Special 20, and the sound is the same to my ears.Looking into the instrument and comparing the reed plates between the special 20 and the Piedmont Blues there doesn't seem to be any discernible difference. Maybe there is but visually there isn't.So with these you get an excellent case which would be useful if you eventually blow the reeds on one of these and decide to replace it with something more expensive, and you also get a very playable set of harmonicas, which won't have broken the bank.I would buy these again, and given that reed plates on all harmonicas don't last forever probably will.

Would have put No stars if I could have.Do not buy this product. The quality of the harps is frankly appalling. Took the best part of a month to arrive with me after ordering. The case gave the impression of an impressive product - no.The tone is no better than the sound of a "harmonica" you'd get in a Christmas cracker.Tried to refund but couldn't because of a hygiene policy. Understandable given the nature of the item but I was most disappointed with pretty much everything about this purchase. Do not part with your cash. Utter garbage.

Cheep,

Got this set today. Dont not waste your money on this item. they are made out of cheap plastic comparable to toy quality. The E harmonica also arrived woefully out of tune on the upper half of the notes 0/10