CAHAYA Melodica 32 Keys Double Tubes Mouthpiece Air Piano Keyboard Musical Instrument with Carrying Bag 32 Keys, Black, CY0050-1

Good quality. All keys are correctly tuned. Got it for the kids but it's extremely fun to do melodies on

My five star rating is based on the price. If you are looking to learn this novel instrument, this is a great place to start. Entry level instruments can be a gamble. You typically have to pay a decent amount just to get something reliable, and a lot of beginners fail because their instruments are just so bad.This is a decent entry-level hooter, and I'm happy I made the purchase. It doesn't necessarily feel like a high quality instrument, but it sounds decent when you actually play it. It's in key, and it has a good volume.I've played one other hooter. It was a Hammond that was considerably more expensive, but the differences were pretty apparent. The Hammond had a spit valve, which is something this one lacks. Also, I was able to figure out how to bend notes with the Hammond, though it was more difficult than a harmonica. I haven't been able to figure that out with this melodica, though I have developed a way to compensate by doing quick hammer-ons when a bend is desired.For someone like me who might perform one song with this instrument down the road a ways, those two issues are not deal breakers. The third issue isn't a dealbreaker, either, but it is the one thing that I really do wish the instrument could do better.Blowing chords takes a considerable amount more effort if you want to keep the same volume as the rest of the melody. For a novice player, you might not even notice. Heck, most novice players probably aren't even playing chords. I've learned a few songs on this, but the one song I bought it for is a fairly simple note progression that has a couple of chords thrown in. You have to be careful to hit those chords just right or they will sound really weak. I am learning to get better that that, but the Hammond I played produced chords beautifully without really any extra effort.The Hammond melodica I'm comparing this to retails for $550. I believe it is the "top of the line" model, and it is made for performances. It even has a jack to hook it into an amplifier.This model is $30. If you're learning the instrument, this is a no-brainer.If you already know the instrument, then you're probably not reading this review.

Bought it as a gift for my musical Partner, and my partner absolutely loves it, if you have previous piano experience and any wind works instrument experience it's SUPER easy to just pick up an play, which we really hoped it would be. But even if you don't have previous experience (like me) it's still really easy to learn and a lot of fun to just play, love that it comes with two air tubes, as well as a sturdy mouth piece that is almost sax shaped, that really lets you play the instrument in different ways.

We received this Melodica as a gift and my child absolutely loves it. The sound isn’t always as loud and clear you might hope, but it’s a really fun instrument to play and it builds confidence because it’s pretty easy to translate sinple songs into a Melodica tune. Sometimes it takes a little positioning so you can see what you are doing in the keyboard, but it’s totally doable. This particular Melodica is all plastic and the quality is about what you’d expect for the price Amazon has it advertised for, but I can honestly say, my child loves it. Often the choice is made to use the short mouth pieces rather than the white tubing because it’s a little cumbersome and requires extra blowing power to get that air in there but using the tubing does allow you to visualize the keyboard better. Anyway, this comes with everything you need and an awesome little canvas carrying bag with an adjustable strap as well as handles so in my mind, you can’t go wrong with this purchase. We definitely got more than the listed price in value just in the first month. Go for it & enjoy! PS There is a great German band of extremely talented on EVERY instrument, young musicians who jam out on the Melodica in some of their acoustic, public place, performances. That’s what got us interested in trying it as it is unique and different. Check out Henningfield May of Annen May Kanteriet jamming out on the Melodica. Its food for the musicians soul!!!

The kids I bought this for just love this instrument! Within just a few days, they'd already used it to make their own music (their version of the Super Mario Bros songs).It's easy to use, and very fun--for kids AND adults. I'll admit that I took it out and played with it before giving it to the kids, and I had a blast with it too. I'll probably buy another one just so I have one too!

Great for price

Melodicas are a great instrument for noodling around, and this particular one will suit a musician well for a very reasonable price.I found the tone was very pleasing and dynamic. Unlike some reviewers I did not find it difficult to play two or three note chords. While the hand strap is a little tight (my hands are medium size; forget it if you have large hands!), the instrument is easy to carry and play. The two "snorkel" mouthpieces make it easy to lay this melodica on a table and experiment, and the two different short mouthpieces allow the traditional playing position.This instrument does have a moisture release key (a.k.a. "spit valve"), and I found the intonation to be well tempered and generally accurate.At under 50, this is a good value!