Lee Oskar Major Diatonic D

The Lee Oskar Major Diatonic is an iconic harmonica. Many favor it because of its low price and clear, distinct sound. However, as it first arrived it felt kind of awkward to play. The reeds responded pretty slowly, the reeds felt very "stiff" and hard to play - it just wasn't one of those harmonicas that feels like it is just a natural extension of your breath. It was awkward to play, seemed to take a lot of breath (because of the slow response) and some of the high notes were very difficult to play. At that time I would have given this harmonica 2/5 overall. However, after many hours of playing, the stiffness started to ease up, and the harmonica got very responsive. And since then it has been great to play. The sound changed as well: and oh what a sound! Great for playing single notes; they come through with power, a raspy brightness, and just an overall great tone.