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|  | |  | | | Lee Oskar Major Diatonic Harmonica, Key of C | | | | | SKU:
120606-MJR-C | | In Stock | | Availability:
Usually ships in 2-3 business days | | | | | | Commonly used tunings. Well-suited for blues, rock, country, folk, and jazz. They're more airtight, easier to bend, and better sounding than many harps. | | | |
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| $55.95 | |
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| $37.99 | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 4.5 inches | | Product Width: | 1.5 inches | | Product Height: | 1.25 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.21 pounds | | Package Length: | 4.5 inches | | Package Width: | 1.5 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 89 reviews |
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| | Features | AirtightEasier second-position bendingAll key components are replaceableDurable, they last longer than other harps
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 89 customer reviews )
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107 of 108 found the following review helpful:
 Simple,efficient,enduring,.. Oct 24, 2005
By L. Nguyen
"The Professional"
I bought this harmonica as an absolute beginner, and I loved it from the beginning. It sounds warm & vibrating.
Since then, I bought more expensive harmonicas. Still, this is the harmonica I love to play with the most because of its warmth, its sonic stability,and its simplicity(size, structure)-->makes it easier for you to show off techniques.
I highly recommend it, especially for beginners.
97 of 98 found the following review helpful:
Awsome Harp! Nov 13, 2004
By N. Langston
Don't be put off by the price. This is a the best harmonica I have ever played. It's comfortable to play and you can get amazing bends out of it. Plus I have been playing it for over a year and it's still going strong. It will save you money in the long run.
113 of 116 found the following review helpful:
The best Sep 08, 2006
By Richard O. Hillery
I have owned about 30 different harps, including 5 Lee Oskars. The Lee Oskar is the best. Sounds good too. It bends easily when you want it to, and does not bend when you don't want it to. If you don't know how to bend the notes, get a Lee Oskar and learn how. Then you can bend notes on any of the others, but it is harder and does not sound as good. If you pay attention to the videos, most of the professionals use this brand. If you are a beginner, buy this because it make you sound better.
53 of 54 found the following review helpful:
Grandma's First Harmonica! Nov 03, 2006
By Glenda P. Bennett
"Zest for Life"
I am a grandmother of nine!!! I heard a man playing harmonica in a furniture store while his wife shopped and it was wonderful! Instead of being annoyed, everyone within earshot was all smiles and a small crowd formed. I wanted to be able to do that also as I love music. I had tried piano and was all thumbs- but this Lee Oscar Major C Diatonic Harmonica is just the berries. It took me some time to figure out the breathing but there are lots of sources for good instruction. I would practice in the evening while my husband read. I kept saying "Honey, do you know what I'm playing?" He would say no. After about a week of this routine, my husband started to play "name that tune"! I have been so thrilled. This is a great harmonica with beautiful tones and the best price around. You won't regret this purchase if you love harmonica. I especially like the fact that the reeds can be replaced, if necessary, by unscrewing the case. This Lee Oskar harmonica is great- but the bottom line is practise. At some point I know I will feel comfortable enough to play in the hardware store while my husband shops!
32 of 33 found the following review helpful:
Lee Oskar - the best Dec 15, 2008
By Russell Branch
"roobones"
I have been playing Diatonic (Blues) harmonica for more than 10 years now - started off with a couple of Hohner as gifts, caught the bug, added more to the collection, then one day needed a Bb harp and my local music shop had only a Lee Oskar. It was more expensive, but necessary, so I took the plunge... and now I have 10 of them (8 different keys, plus backup spares in the keys of A and D (the commonest blues keys) just in case...)
I could not believe the difference, both in tonal quality and the "tightness" of the build allowing less wind leakage through the reeds, and meaning it takes less effort to play and, especially, to bend the notes.
Someone has written in the reviews that it has a limited amount of notes. Let me tell you there are a lot of notes hidden within this small exterior just waiting to be extracted after some practise - and it is the ability to bend down to notes that gives this ultimate blues instrument the maudlin sound necessary for layin' back in a rocking chair and mourning the death of yer best dog!!
Best examples of maestros are Absolutely the Best Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee or Little Walter. (Stevie Wonder and Larry Adler play a different type of harmonica, the Chromatic, which has a button that slides a plate across to open a second set of reeds that gives all the notes, but also has a less bluesy feel and less ability to bend a note.
If you want the heavy, hard rocking, raw blues sound you will need a Shure Green Bullet 520DX Dynamic Harmonica Microphone microphone, or to play more pure blues a simple Shure SM58 will suffice. (other mics are available, but these are my favourites)
And expect to get a blister on the tip of your tongue to start with - another thing that is less prevalent with the Lee Oskar since the plastic tongue board is kinder than the wooden Hohner ones I have played (you use the tongue for blocking notes whilst playing others and for some trills)
Have fun - and remember that a Lee Oskar might be more costly, but it will last (apparently) for ever, and will make you sound better as a beginner. After that, buy a couple of books on technique, a few blues harmonica compilation CD's, Gob-Iron: The Blues Harmonica Anthology and just play along. I take 3 or 4 with me where ever I go on business (usually in the keys of G, A, C and D) and have got up on stage and jammed in the US (Chicago, LA, Orlando, Atlanta, Indianapolis), Japan, China, India, France, Germany.... the blues is international!! Try taking a guitar on a "hand baggage only" business trip :-)
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