Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

Easy to play when you first get it, and even a small child can pick out a melody; the tuning key is very hard to use; strings break within a few weeks and require difficult replacement. Absolutely will not stay in tune!

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

Not enough instruction regarding tuning. A String broke right away. My daughter is a teenager, not a small child and was being careful. The free string replacement guarantee was nice.

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

The harp and music cards are great, and my 7-year-old daughter loved them! (And, my 4-year-old daughter could even follow the music and pluck the right notes.)

However, the tuning key was extremely poor quality (soft metal), so when you placed it on a tuning peg and turned, the tuning peg would sink into the tuning key, then the only way to get the tuning key off the peg was to jiggle it, which untuned the string. After multiple attempts, the tuning pegs completely stripped the inside of the tuning key, so it was unusable. After looking unsuccessfully for an appropriately-sized socket wrench or replacement tuning key, I tried using a small adjustable wrench (4-inch handle) to turn the tuning pegs. It's a little awkward to maneuver the wrench, but it works.

The other problem is with the design of the carrying case. The description says that the pocket on the front is for the music cards, but, the music cards are wider at the bottom than at the top. The front pocket is too narrow at the top to allow the bottom of the cards to pass through, so you cannot get the cards into the pocket. (There should be a zipper on the side of the pocket to allow it to open sufficiently, or, the pocket should be sewn with a side opening, rather than a top opening.) However, the music cards do fit inside the carrying case, under the harp.

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

Fun to use outside esp at the park

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

I had a professional tune this, and it still doesn't sound right. Not as user friendly as you would think. My 6-year old has deemed it too difficult to use.

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

I ordered the accessories as well and pleased with the whole set. It badly needed to be tuned when it arrived and haven't done that yet. It's still fun to play but doesn't sound that great.

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

We gave this to our 4 year old for Christmas this year. Although it took almost an hour to tune and required that we have a tuner to do it, she was playing simple songs within the day.

We bought the entire kit with additional songs and carrying case.

One problem is that you cannot put the songs in the carrying case with the harp. Also, the tuner got lost for a while. It would help to have a pocket for it.

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

This was a fun way to teach my grandchildren about how music is made. They learned key names and ascending/descending scales. They were playing songs on their own quickly. The song sheets were great and the case kept everything together and neat. Very good product.

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

The instrument itself is a work of art and is so fun and easy to play. The addition song packets make for more selection.

Comments about Melody Lap Harp:

6 year old was able to insert the music sheet and play a song immediately! Younger brother 5 did best by just "plucking away" to his own tune. They both pick this up and play with it spontaneously.