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- #23,165 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #23 in Classical & Nylon-String Guitars
perfect first guitar for children ages 4 and up--30 inches long
Jean
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2024
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Robert S.
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020
1/2 size guitars (34"), tend do be more expensive than beginner full size guitars. Considering a growing child who maintains interest in the instrument, will need a larger guitar in a relative short time. So...we don't want to spend too much money, but want a good enough instrument to get a good start. This Hohner is a good choice for little hands. I'm a retired teacher and musician. First inspection: good finish, no flaws. The neck is perfect. Holding down a string at top and bottom of the neck shows a very slight bend in the middle. (perfect) It was suggested to re-string with better quality which I did. https://www.amazon.com/DAddario-EJ27N-Student-Fractional-Classical/dp/B003B0W7O8 (Get help if you've never done this.)The action at the first frets is very easy. (Most lesson book start here.) There is plenty of room to file notches in the plastic bridge to improve action in the upper neck, but truthfully, a good student will be on to a bigger guitar by the time that's needed. The tuning pegs grind a bit. They did loosen after installing new strings. Be prepared to do lots of tuning in the beginning. (every day for a while while strings stretch) Can't wait for Christmas to give this to my grandson! You might check out the bundle with string set and tuner. You can download a good tuner on your Iphone. (Hint: look for green pick) Hope this helps you.
CM
Reviewed in Mexico on January 9, 2018
Buen tamaño, material resistenteA los niños les gusto mucho y a los adultos tambiénLlego en un tiempo excelente
Megan Leece
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2014
We bought this for my sons 2nd birthday so he could play his guitar with and like Daddy. It met all our expectations and then some. We knew a "toy" guitar wouldn't cut it, and this is just a smaller version of the real thing; real looking, feeling and sounding. And so far has stood up to a very active 2 year old! Couldn't have asked for anything better. We're so thrilled.
Risa
Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2014
This ended up being a children's guitar and not the pictured "folk guitar"
Tony H.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2013
This is a child's guitar, so I didn't have very high expectations. The reviews capture the good and bad. This isn't going to win any significant praise for craftsmanship. But it works and sounds pretty good. The strings are going to stretch for a long time. Nylon strings will always stretch and slip a bit. Nature of the beast. Buy better strings that can handle the tighter tune this will need to sound good.You will want to tune it to A-D-G-C-E-A to play it with standard guitar notes/chords. It will take at while for the guitar to hold this tune, but it will. Better strings will help, but they aren't needed right away.The workmanship is pretty basic. There are obvious flaws in the finish, but not horrible. Nothing that impacts play. But it isn't going to win awards. The frets and fingerboard are smooth and feel good. What matters is here.My 3.5 year old son is over the moon with this. He just loves that he can bang away and daddy doesn't get upset with the bumps and drops - which shows this items true value. It's made well enough to be used by kids and it takes abuse well. 4.5 Stars when you factor the low price and durability.UPDATE: ** 2/26/15 **We continue to enjoy playing this guitar. My son has learned a bit and can play a few notes and chords -- he just really enjoys the ability to "jam" when I'm playing mine. I love the quality of this cheap guitar. It now stays in tune for as long as we don't bump the turning pegs or the weather changes drastically. Otherwise, it stays in tune rather well - with the original strings. The tone is rich for the size. Action is still easy on the hands, but maybe a tad high. Not horrible mind you. In the nearly 2 years we've owned this, it has held up very well and looks pretty darn good considering what it has been through as my 3.5 year old is now 5, and lugs this around the house with him nearly daily. He even left it out in the play house out back and had to run and get it when he remembered at bed time. He loves it enough to want to care for it, so it goes back onto the stand each day.I enjoy playing it from time to time. I'm no guitarist - I really stink - but it is fun to play classical music on this and it sounds the part. So very happy and have now pushed this to 5 stars based on the durability and quality over time. While the finish isn't anything special and the hardware is cheap - so it the price and you are getting a lot more than you are paying for in this item. Winner. Highly recommend.
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