SH-8

These are fun. Well made and work nicely, but dunno about "pro grade" or whatever, as it's not something I could compare to anything else.

Using for recording in home studio. Easy to use and sounds good as a background instrument.

This was a good starter jaw harp, the sound is good, it is easy to play, and it is also enjoyable.

Boing boing

Bought it as a gift. Don't know what I should have expected but it seems very cheap and I got the impression it was of decent quality. It looks like it could break easily if you're not careful. Box was dented up when it arrived.

I collect, and have played Jaw Harps since I was a kid. I have jaw harps in a number of sizes and styles. This particular Austrian design is fantastic ! This harp is closed at both ends by being, effectively, a circle. This closure avoids overbiting the Harp's jaws, which would cause the Harp's vibrating metal tongue to smack into the harp, and your teeth. This Austrian Harp's design avoids that unpleasantness. It's a more stable design that adds rigidity to the Harp body which transfers back to the vibrating metal tongue. Additionally, this Harps metal tongue is both light weight, and made of spring steel that has been properly tempered in the forge. Incidentally, I have had Harps from other makers who used harder spring steel which made playing difficult and muted. And, I have had harps where the maker did not temper the spring steel which made their harps unplayable because the tongue was to soft, and bent rather than vibrated. Anyway, this Jaw harp's maker knows what he is doing. This is a great harp. I may buy the larger model next time

Works like a charm very cheap and easy to use good beginner harp definitely recommend to someone looking to start the harp

Eh. It works. Sounds okay. Pros: works well enough to give you an example of how a jaw harp plays, and feels, before buying an expensive one to try. Cons: it's very cheap made. The loop (the end part you flick with your hand) is sharp and starts to hurt your hand. It is also not rounded like normal loops so it's hard to play fast, or will hurt if you do. I tried to bend it a bit so it would stop hurting and the loop snapped off. Oh well.