I bought Pro Master, Pro master Valved and Hammond P - G key, PV F and Hammond in D key .
Im really enjoying Hammond its like promaster - but its not 100% same as promaster - it sounds good, overblows easy . Now my favorite harps are hmm ok now i can do list since i own 13 harmonicas - and im still harmonica noob - beginer

My personal top from harps i own .


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1) Hohner Golden Melody in C key
2) Suzuki Hammond in D key
3) Suzuki HarpMaster in A key / For its price its grate.
4) Suzuki ProMaster G
5) Lee Oskar Low F
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6)Lee Oskar C
7)Lee Oskar G
8)Lee Oskar Cm Minor
9)Suzuki Promaster F Valved- eeeehhhh i love to play notes from 1 - 6 holes but end ouch 9 10 blow holes i cant do brrrrr... i had same prob while ago on C key and now its back///
10)Lee Oskar - Natural Gm and / Natural Fm - Sound ok but i cant play nothing on them
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Melody Maker A - ehhhh... why me didnt bought a G mm ...


Valved one have some plastic reeds attached to metal reeds in apposite direction from 1 - 6 holes . With it you can do blow bend i even dont know what blow bend is . Maybe some one owns valved one and can tell more about it + and - ?



Post Edited (2010-09-19 05:49:10)

That Hammond is a beautiful harp.

Note only its beautiful but plays awesome, black, i think that painting do something with tone and one grate thing wich i like in Hammond it dont have engraved hole numbers like promaster do, but they are painted wich i found very good for smooth slide playing

Okay, since my last post on this thread, I have obtained a Suzuki Hammond, key of Low F. This harmonica kicks butt! Right out of the box, all holes (draw and blow) sound perfectly and are right on the note.
I've been wanting a key F harmonica, but find them a little harsh sounding, I find the low F more "ear friendly". Lower keyed harmonicas often need adjusting on the lower end reeds to play well. Not this baby! I know it's a glorified Promaster, but it's really a nice harp. In fact, I consider it a Promaster with a $20.00 paint job. But it's still really SWEET!!!

I don't particularly "like" the high keys, but in some applications/songs, they do sound good. Listen, for example, to how good Hakan Ehn sounds on the high end.