KONGSHENG Solist Folk Harp 10hole diatonic harmonica (D)

Nothing wrong except not full smooth and rich...rather tinny...cheap sounding to me...someone else may differ? So far Hohner golden melody is rich...I was trying to replace it as it is over 5 years old but sounds better than this one so I'll donate this harp and keep my Hohner…always looking for a richer fuller smoother sound that plays like butter on my lips...but to try is to learn...and so try we must...

For years I have not liked any of the harmonicas I purchased in the key of D. All have been way too stiff for my taste. Bending took too much effort. I thought I just had to live with it. But, I decided to give it one last run, and ordered the Soloist. Oh, boy! It’s a delight! Now, I am ordering their chromatic LYRA expecting similar perfection. The instrument is a bit heavy, so be ready to get used to holding it if you plan on long sessions - and you surely will.

Hello harp friends, I recently purchased a Soloist Folk Harp key of D. This instrument has a bright "Heaven Tone". A very wonderful beautiful sound, to say the least. Maybe wooden combs sound bright, but this Super Flex Bronze bomber is something to behold... I highly recommend this harp and I don't care where it was made. Top notch. I am very pleased.

I’m sorry but this harmonica sounds thin and the reeds choke if you blow harder than a baby.

This is a very good harmonica, and well worth the price.

I am not the best harmonica player, but I think that I am a pretty good judge of high quality harmonicas and I own most all of them, Seydel, Horner, Lee Oscar and Suziki. I have spent hours trying to evaluate all of these harmonicas and I have bought 5 and 7 sets of all the ones I like best. I want to own and play the very best. I read the professional reviews of the best high end harmonicas and I do not ever see the Kongsheng Solist or the Kongsheng Mars (round note) mentioned. Please give me a break. The Kongsheng harmonicas virtually overshadow some of the so called top end harmonicas in just about every way, sound quality, bright loud tone and clarity and ease of handling and playing. I for one love these heavier instruments. I also have sets of the lower priced Kongshengs such as the Tint Harp the Benders and the Amazing 20 which are great harps and I love to play them, but nothing I own out of about 150 top end Harmonicas compares to the Kongsheng Solist or the Kongsheng Mars.The lessor priced Kongsheng's which I have mentioned above are equal or better than about all of the best high end diatonic harmonica brands rated best by the pro harmonica Masters. I would rate the Amazing 20 as good or better than most all high end harmonicas rated by the pros. The Kongsheng Mars may not have quite the tone quality of the Solist, but the round notes are such a delight to play. Most often it is the easier of the two best Kongsheng's to play. When I am seriously trying to play a difficult number and get the best tone results possible, only the Kongsheng's will do for me. If I did not have a Kongsheng then the Seydel Blues Solist Pro or a Seydel 1847 would be my next choices.I am not a great harmonica player, but I know good sound and the best sound I have ever heard or played will come from one or the other of my two upper end Kongsheng's. I take pride and joy in owning both of them.Please! You professional and respected harmonica players, tell me where I am wrong.