Bends easily, plays well! Great tone and timbre from soft to loud ...sounds like a full size pro harp out if the box. I gave 9 out of 10 because of the sharp edges ...I spent an hour sanding down the left end corners of the reed plates and comb where l\'ll spend most of my time on holes 1-4. Also the composite comb isn\'t as smooth and silky like the plastic one but I\'ll live with it for awhile and see.