East top Chromatic Harmonica Key of D, 12 Holes 48 Tones Chromatic Mouth Organ Harmonica For Adults, Professionals and Students (D)

Product: East top Chromatic Forerunner 1248NV or T12-48NV (NV stands for Valveless)Out of the box, every hole works. This is big for me. I recently purchased Hohner 64 Chromonica (16 holes) and Hohner CX12 Chromatic (12 holes) both in C key. Out of the box both with 3-4 holes not working no sound. I watched Hohner Service Workshop on YouTube on how to make adjustment on the reeds. The sound came out but not responsive and sound horrible. I contacted the seller through Amazon with no help. I contacted Hohner in Germany HQ and they sent me to Hohner US under warranty repair. Both chromatic harmonicas have sent to the shop and told would take 3 weeks after receiving them and 3 days quarantine with limited weekly work hours. The Hohner chromatic harmonicas have awesome sound if every hole works.I wanted an inexpensive chromatic harmonica to practice. I found the East top T12-48NV on Amazon for $45 something. Since it has no valve, I can do some heavy duty practice without worrying damage the wind savers (subject to fatigue much easier). The sound quality from this budget valveless chromatic harmonica is not in the same caliber as compared to the higher end chromatic harmonicas that have valves. The higher end chromatic harmonicas with valves or wind savers are air tight since the wind savers or valves will make the chromatic plays air tight. Also, seemed the sound comes out from the T12-48NV a little weaker than my Hohner, but Hey, this beauty’s every hole is working great with the tunes play accurately. Amazingly, this budget 12 hole chromatic harmonica is built in surprisingly good quality with good materials and great looking. Slider works great and smoothly without clicking sound. You can feel the weight when you hold the T12-48NV in hands but not heavy. Strangely, I thought the sound came out a bit weaker but the recorded practice session with the T12-48NV sounded great and laud.I am happy and can play it as much as I want without worrying a thing about if the sound will come out or not or something wrong especially the wind savers will get damaged and the blow holes will not play the notes. The T12-48NV does require a bit more air and you can feel it compared to the chromatic harmonicas with the valves or wind savers. I am very happy with the T12-48NV as my practice harmonica. As a practice harmonica, I can’t find any better one to take over this one.I heard from one of the elite harmonica pros on YouTube or some Website, the East top T12-48-Brass Comb or T12-48-Copper Comb is up there in the market against the best. Since the comb is brass or copper, the sound comes out from these two models are awesome. Normally brass comb will cost a lot more, but the East top T12-48-Brass Comb is not in 4 figures it’s around $350. I will check it out if my Hohner chromatic harmonicas break.

Needed a C chromatic to play one Stevie Wonder song for a gig and didn’t want to spend a lot of money. Bought a Harmo Angel, the parts are made in China and assembled in the U.S. 9 reeds wouldn’t play properly so I opened up the harmonica…Had to adjust 9 reeds to play right. There were deep scrapes in the middle of the reeds from tuning manual tuning, and 5 of the reeds were missing the plastic wind savers that they put over some of the reeds to help with breath, but it is a good sounding Harmonica. Out of the box, this Easttop, T-012/48 stainless steel covers, played beautifully, not much slide noise, no adjustments needed, and no wind savers to warm up, or worry about vibrating. Sound is nice. Since there no windsavers, you can bend notes like a diatonic. No wind savers also makes this harmonica easier to play, and you can’t beat the price. A Suzuki or Hohner will be far more expensive…Unless you are gigging a lot, There is really no reason to spend the money for them. Good purchase…No cons on this one.

great gift. My wife loves it.

I've purchased 3 or 4 chromatic harmonicas from every major manufacturer. All the top makers; Hohner, Seydel, Suzuki. This was my first Easttop and I'm very pleased on three fronts; tone, durability, and price. Improvements? A wooden cover option, both for tone and feel. (The metal covers can be slippery and bright). I'm looking forward to purchasing the EPT model with the titanium comb when it becomes available. BTW if you know the Suzuki G48, this model has the same half-round mouthpiece and the wooden covers of the G48 which will fit perfectly with minor relieving of some of the wood material on the inside of the covers, top and bottom. I've been told by a master technician that the reeds are interchangeable with Suzuki reeds. All this at 1/2 the price of a G48.At this point, I will STFU and practice.

An old guy beginner, this was my third harmonica, bought a year ago now. I have a music background so chose chromatic to enable more keys I could play in. The slide seemed fine but I’ve had to take the mouthpiece off to reposition it due to one of the two screws getting loose occasionally. Not a big deal and someone with knowledge could likely name a solution to that. That’s been the only hiccup.I’m writing this because I found the tone to be vastly superior to the Swans I had beforehand (I don’t have time to find the models for you and I’m sure Swan has some very nice models). This East Top is so rich and sonorous, I really love it. I keep it in my car and pass the miles playing along with playlists of favorites (generally in keys with few accidentals) and just making up melodies (holding with left hand only using my middle finger on the slide. Somebody has to drive after all). Anyway, I’m buying another more expensive model in chromatic F# if East Top makes it, with high expectations.

I bought this instrument in advance of my skill level. The sound and quality of the harmonica is great. The more I play it, the more I realize just how great it is.

Love the feel of the instrument and the sound is impressive. Looking forward to learning how to play as a new Hobbie.

This harmonica was the perfect gift for my husband’s 84 birthday. It was similar to the one he had as a kid. It was easy for him to start playing tunes on it. It was well made and had a nice case.

Bom acabamento, afinada e leve. Timbre limpo.

Sonido excelente

Soddisfatto al massimo, equilibrata nei passaggi, armoniosa e decisa, veramente una grande marca, adattissima nel Jazz ,Blues, Country e Pop..Grazie!

Très bon harmonica chromatique

Ayant eu pas mal de problème avec la qualité des Harmonicas de la marque HOHNER que j'avais commandé juste avant celui-ci, deux autres modèles de la même marque (12 et 16 trous chromatique, mais chacun 4 fois plus cher que le modèle FORERUNNER 124NV ). Pour l'instant, je n'ai gardé que le modèle HOHNER 12 trous.Du coup, mon but n'étant pas de renvoyer systématiquement à Amazon, les articles que j'achète, j'ai décidé de changer de marque en me basant en partie sur les commentaires. J'ai donc acheté le modèle FORERUNNER 124NV de la marque EAST TOP.Je ne suis pas un pro de l'harmonica, j'ai toujours joué (d'oreilles) avec la marque HOHNER. Mon premier harmonica qui a 50 ans d'âge (véridique), correspond au modèle 270 chromatique d'aujourd'hui (mais sans la qualité et le son d'autrefois), joue toujours aussi bien, sauf que l'embouchure est usée, il manque pas mal de chrome, il faut que je la change (d'où mon achat de l'harmonica 12 trous chromatique HOHNER 270, que j'hésite à garder, les notes aigues ont du mal à sortir, et le son métallique, ne me plait pas beaucoup).Après avoir reçu l'harmonica FORERUNNER 124NV de la marque EAST TOP, dois dire que j'ai été très agréablement surpris de l'esthétique, de la qualité, du son de ce modèle, qui est nettement plus doux et mélodieux, agréable à l'oreille, que le son métallique de l'harmonica chromatique HOHNER 270. Du coup, j'en ai acheté un deuxième (pour mes petits enfants). Après, cela n'est que mon avis personnel, les goûts et les couleurs, cela ne se discute pas !Maintenant, une chose sur laquelle je ne peux pas encore donner un avis juste, c'est sur la durée de vie dans le temps de cet harmonica. Il va falloir patienter, j'ai 70 ans, je vous donnerai la suite dans 50 ans... :).