The sound of the Marine Band is good but the brass reed plates are exposed on the front of the instrument and have a sharp enough edge to cut you if you are not careful.

The 2 brass plates that are sandwiched between the chrome outer plates both had a very pronounced sharp edge that I had to file down to keep from cutting my lips.

The Lee Oskar harps I own have a smooth edge...and they are made in Japan!Aside from all of that this is a good sounding harmonica

great!The brass edges are a bit rough, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

No problems - works great - no rough edges

No problems - works great - no rough edges

Once I relieved all of the (MANY) sharp edges and corners, it played very well, and sounds great

Had to burnish the sharp edges, which was not easy, since this model is held together with nails instead of screws, and is almost impossible for a lay-person to disassemble easily

And when taking down those sharp edges/corners, extreme care must be taken that no filings foul the reeds

The #2 (E) doesn't work, and the #1 (C) and #3 (G) are spotty, so no first C chord.

I then ordered a Blues Harp Minor G for $15.98, it's a great harmonica but also was sent the wrong key (Major G)