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[folkrevival]

I don't know maybe I am nostalgic but I have and always will love my Lee Oskar 1910-C

http://www.folkmusicinstruments.com/harmonicas/lee-oskar-1910-c-harmonica-review/

[Burning Thunder]

I dig my Marine Band.....but I've said that before!

--BT

[paulbunyn]

I cannot afford the higher end harps. I am sure they are as different as night and day! I have a Marine Band, I like it's sound but the reed plates cut my lips until the wood swells, then it is like playing a chainsaw. I haven't bothered with trimming and sealing it.
I have a set of 7 Special 20s. I like them VERY much and highly recommend them for good affordable harps to learn on, my first two (C&G) are roughly 6 years old and play as well as the day I bought them.(It's me that has improved ).
I have bought a Suzuki BluesMaster. It is a very nice harp, easy to bend, sounds good. This is also a great affordable harp to learn on.
  Of these 3 harps I prefer the Special 20. I am thinking about buying a MANJI next. I hope to be able to afford a SEDYLE in the future. I've read many great things about these harps. The CROSSOVER is also on my "wanna get list".

[raynemang]

I love Lee Oskar harmonica's however my favorite harmonica right now to use is he Steve Baker Special 14 hole harmonica in the key of D...   http://www.victormorris.com/Hohner_MB365_SBSG  I love the warm campy sound on the lower register

[ElkRiverHarmonicas]

This one. The prewar Seydel Bandmaster.

[Terry Allan Hall]

Over the 50 years I've played harmonica, I've probably owned nearly every diatonic Hohner ever made, but for a general purpose "gigging" harmonica, I've found the Big River Harp is great...just a tad warmer than the Special 20, none of the hassles of the wood-combed models like the Marine Band and Blues Harp, and the price isn't too prohibitive when you use 5 at a gig (A, C, D, E and G).

Am interested in checking out a Suzuki Folkmaster...have heard a lot of good things about those.