CAHAYA Melodica 2 Double Mouthpieces Tube Sets Melodicas Piano Style 32 Key Portable with Carrying Bag, Blue, CY0050-2

Love this plays great works great!!!!! Great bang for your buck. Myself and my kids play it quite a bit. Have had it for a couple months. And no issues

Good quality. All keys are correctly tuned. Got it for the kids but it's extremely fun to do melodies on

My five star rating is based on the price. If you are looking to learn this novel instrument, this is a great place to start. Entry level instruments can be a gamble. You typically have to pay a decent amount just to get something reliable, and a lot of beginners fail because their instruments are just so bad.This is a decent entry-level hooter, and I'm happy I made the purchase. It doesn't necessarily feel like a high quality instrument, but it sounds decent when you actually play it. It's in key, and it has a good volume.I've played one other hooter. It was a Hammond that was considerably more expensive, but the differences were pretty apparent. The Hammond had a spit valve, which is something this one lacks. Also, I was able to figure out how to bend notes with the Hammond, though it was more difficult than a harmonica. I haven't been able to figure that out with this melodica, though I have developed a way to compensate by doing quick hammer-ons when a bend is desired.For someone like me who might perform one song with this instrument down the road a ways, those two issues are not deal breakers. The third issue isn't a dealbreaker, either, but it is the one thing that I really do wish the instrument could do better.Blowing chords takes a considerable amount more effort if you want to keep the same volume as the rest of the melody. For a novice player, you might not even notice. Heck, most novice players probably aren't even playing chords. I've learned a few songs on this, but the one song I bought it for is a fairly simple note progression that has a couple of chords thrown in. You have to be careful to hit those chords just right or they will sound really weak. I am learning to get better that that, but the Hammond I played produced chords beautifully without really any extra effort.The Hammond melodica I'm comparing this to retails for $550. I believe it is the "top of the line" model, and it is made for performances. It even has a jack to hook it into an amplifier.This model is $30. If you're learning the instrument, this is a no-brainer.If you already know the instrument, then you're probably not reading this review.

The sound is ok, but need to blow very hard when you play a high note.

Great for price

Melodicas are a great instrument for noodling around, and this particular one will suit a musician well for a very reasonable price.I found the tone was very pleasing and dynamic. Unlike some reviewers I did not find it difficult to play two or three note chords. While the hand strap is a little tight (my hands are medium size; forget it if you have large hands!), the instrument is easy to carry and play. The two "snorkel" mouthpieces make it easy to lay this melodica on a table and experiment, and the two different short mouthpieces allow the traditional playing position.This instrument does have a moisture release key (a.k.a. "spit valve"), and I found the intonation to be well tempered and generally accurate.At under 50, this is a good value!

So far, I like everything about this instrument. I purchased it for my son's music lessons at school. He's in kindergarten and he loves it. It's at school otherwise, I would have added a photo but it looked just as pictured on Amazon. It plays beautifully.

The kids I bought this for just love this instrument! Within just a few days, they'd already used it to make their own music (their version of the Super Mario Bros songs).It's easy to use, and very fun--for kids AND adults. I'll admit that I took it out and played with it before giving it to the kids, and I had a blast with it too. I'll probably buy another one just so I have one too!