I've been playing Hohners for 35 years. I've tried all of the others, but keep coming back to Hohner. There's no doubt that the Lee Oskar is a fine instrument, but I don't think it's any better than a Special 20, which is considerably less expensive. To Benjamin; Keep on playing! You'll find that playing with a rack requires an entirely different technique (moving your head across the harp, rather than, moving the hand-held harp across your mouth), and you'll find that you're either better at one or the other. I don't know if I've ever heard anyone equally adept at both.