I was so excited to get this blues harmonica! So of course I put it right up to my mouth to hear the sound. Second thought was: Why isn't this wrapped in plastic? Did I get a used harmonica? That's why only four stars instead of five. In this day of COVID, I am pretty sure this should have been sealed in plastic. Box was not sealed either. It did come in a nice case..also easy open. Sound is great for what I need. I finally took the next step up from the little swan one that is basically for kids and doesn't have the greatest sound. I am just learning but I do love it. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE A REPLACEMENT ONE THAT IS BRAND NEW SEALED IN PLASTIC!!!! BECAUSE I DID PAY A HIGHER PRICE FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS PURCHASED THIS TO SEE IF THEIRS CAME SEALED. THANKS.

I've been using Hohner blues harps for over 20 years. I needed some new harmonicas and decided to give these a try. Bought one Blue and one Black.
Both have better air flow, easier to hit the notes.
Nice sounding bends. I'll be replacing more of my Hohner harps with these East Tops.
Time will tell how they hold up.
I can't believe how much a Hohner costs now and they aren't built in Germany anymore.

If you are a beginner, don't waste your money on anything less than these harmonicas. Nothing below this price is a truly pro harmonica. They are inexpensive enough to buy one if you're not sure you are going to get into playing harmonica for real. But they are good enough to buy more keys if you do get into it.

I have to get used to the higher tone of the Key of E, but this harmonica is very good. I have played a Suzuki Overdrive for over 15 years with the same reeds, and wanted to try the East Top, since I felt the Hohner is overpriced, and I have had a Hohner Pro Harp, in which the reeds failed multiple times (probably my fault when I was blowing too hard, but I have never blown a reed from my Suzuki Overdrive), so not a fan of Hohner, but this harmonica from East Top is beautiful, has a great carry case, and it plays very well. Since it is getting hard to get replacement reeds for my Suzuki Overdrive, I was hoping that the East Top might be an alternative, and I feel I have a winning combo in playing the East Top harmonicas! I have also bought Keys of G and Key of C in the East Top, and I LOVE the Key of G, so rich sounding and it resonates so beautifully! The East Top has larger holes than my Suzuki Overdrive, so single not playing is more definitive, but I still adore my Suzuki Overdrive for chords and vibrato, and overall incredible depth of sound and rich tone.

As a beginner I started with a Bluesband and saw a recommendation to try an Easttop. For me it's night and day in favor of the Easttop. It's a lot easier for me as a beginner to start to get results bending notes. Overall it seems smoother sliding my mouth along the harp and it doesn't try to rip my mustache off when I get to the sides.