Hohner Blues Starter Set

First set of Harmonicas I ever bought some years ago, and I was quite happy with them. They had a good sound for something so cheap, and lasted me a good while considering their quality and price.

They did their job well, as I learnt the different playing techniques on them with little trouble.
They even lasted me long enough to play live, before I decided to get some new higher quality ones.

One or two did eventually go out of tune and another did get damaged along the way - but this is only natural with a starter kit and may have been my own negligence in caring for them. Who knows? With the right care they might have lasted even longer.

Would certainly recommend these to anyone looking to start out harmonica.

I can play a bit of Harmonica, I have a couple of pro blues harps, but in reality you need at least the basic set to play in a band. So having reviewed what is available at Thomann, I decided to buy the Blues Harmonica set, but this particular one is made by Hohner, a reliable manufacturer for harps.
Having said that the first one sent to me was a disaster, all 7 of the harps were faulty, the testing is quite easy. You can use the piano to get the key for testing.so I returned them and what is really good about Thomann, is that you have no problems with Thomann with respect to faulty goods.
Anyway Thomann sent me a replacement set and this time they all appeared in tune.
testing the harps is quite simple you blow and draw for each hole. The sound has to be clean, if you have to blow or draw in really hard and a weak or sharp sound heard then that particular note is bad. You do receive a leaflet giving you the notes for each harp, so that may be of help.
I am very pleased with the set, mind you there was a huge discount by Thomann, making it a fantastic value. So you may hear some new material from wannabe Bob Dylan.

This set of blues harps is equally great for beginners, musicians of other instruments that would like to diversify their talents or people who played harps in their youth and want to start playing this instrument again.

The harps come in a very nice bag that not only looks nice, but should provide satisfactory protection when on the road.

The selection of keys should cover most bases, so playing together with other instruments or in a band context shouldn't be a problem.

The feel while playing is very nice, and bendings are accomplished quite easily.

On to the few cons:
They could be a little bit louder, but nothing to worry about.
The reason why I only gave 4 stars for quality, is that these harps are of good quality, but obviously can't be compared to harps where one costs lots more than this whole set combined.

As I stated at the beginning of this: Great Allround Set