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[Cropper Classic]

My first was a "Marine Band" that belonged to my grandfather.

Still have it, still love it.

[FatJim]

My first real one (not the toy tremolo harmonicas that I played with as a nipper) was a Lee Oskar in the key of A. I tried a few other brands, but I still like 'em a lot.

[dinosaurexx]

i have a hohner special twenty :D
(only one ive ever had, but still)

[Syd-Blues]

Hohner Special 20, Key of A.

[bluesharp]

Hohner Special 20,C!!
Don't get tp play it much nowadays though,got me hands full!!

[Dauber]

Besides the toy tremolo harp (really, did every kid have one of those damn things?!)...Hohner Special 20 in E and G -- interestingly, my two LEAST-used harps!

[ChAnOoD_bLuEs]

Wow, I found interesting how all of you had proffesional harps as your first harp! I learned with a cheap chinese harmonica, and later I bought the blues harp standard by Hohner. Now I use some blues harps, some special 20 and, my faves, the Lee Oskars.

[Syd-Blues]

I WISH I had a toy tremolo harmionica...

[The Soul Man]

Hohner Blues Harp in key of G

[Harper-Chris]

My first real one was a "Tombo Folk Blues" in the key of C.
( I think it´s more than 20 years old, but still have it )
Now I use only "Hohner Bluesharps" and "Hohner Marine Band"

[3LW00D]

I just got my first, a Lee Oskar key of "C"

[Bismo]

First was a Hohner Blues Harp, Bb... around 1981 I believe! Though I've mostly always played with Special 20s since then (mouth was just never comfortable with the wood). I may still have it somewhere, I had "ELWOOD" engraved on it in teeny tiny letters... don't think I'd let it touch my lips after all these years though! (Shotgun Blues had a Zippo lighter with "Joliet Jake" engraved on it.)

[strokin46]

First harmonica was a key of "C" hohner marine band 1896. Bought it winter of '69, '70 for $3.50. My how time flies and the cost of existing on planet earth has ...you all live on the same planet, so you know what I mean.

[Ghostbluesman]

HMB, key of C....prolly around age of 13 (1976)....stlll have that one, too....
Rob

[harmonicatunes]

I started with a Hohner Marine Band, some time in the 1970's. Then moved to the plastic combed instruments in the '80s, like the Special 20s. Now I've moved back to wood. I play custom diatonics, made for me by Neil Graham in Australia.

[Atomic_Rat]

My first harp was a Marine Band and after it went through a thorough cleaning in the washing machine, I up-graded to a Suzuki Pro Master. Now I like playing the Pipe Harmonica.

[Dean Heuke]

My first harp was a no name harp from toys"r"us^^ in C^^