This Echo Harp exceeded my expectations, and at this price, believe me they were very high. The harp is as sizable and hefty as I'd hoped. Physically, a beautiful musical instrument that has a quality feel. Intonation across both scales seems spot on. Tremolo is superb, and the Echo is a magnificent addition to my other 17 hohner marine band and blues harps, and my hohner Chromanica. The quality is on a par with the Chromanica, but the coolness factor and octive range of the Echo is off the scale ( no pun intended ?). For jigs and folk songs this thing is on another level. As others say, it sounds like an accordion, but even better. Not a harp for blues wailing, but for anything folkish, the Echo will be my harp of choice. I do wish the substantial cardboard box it came in was plastic, especially with the neat alpine image printed on the lid. All in all a great harp experience.