HOHNER 6-String Acoustic Guitar for Right-Handed Players, Natural Finish (HAG250P)

Robert S.: 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...

United States on Nov 12, 2020

Carla martinez: Buen tamaño, material resistente
A los niños les gusto mucho y a los adultos también
Llego en un tiempo excelente

Mexico on Jan 09, 2018

JJsMommy: This has been a great student guitar for my 7 year old who has started guitar lessons. It fits him well, it holds tune pretty well without having to constantly retune it, and it was a great price for a new instrument. I was worried if it would be like a toy guitar but it is a nice looking, little guitar. It doesn't resonate with the great sound that my husbands full size seagull guitar does, but it's small and lightweight and easy for my son to play and it doesn't sound bad either. His teacher was impressed with the guitar for the price I got on Amazon. Strings are easy to press down, he doesn't get too sore of fingers and the buzzing that comes from a guitar that is hard to get the strings pressed down against the fret board properly. I wasn't sure about this when I ordered it but because of amazons great return policies, decided to take a chance on it and am glad I did. For a young kid just getting started, this is a very nice looking, lightweight, small easy guitar to get started on but does not seem like a cheap toy guitar either.

United States on Nov 02, 2017

CEK: First off, the two main complaints I see are about it holding a tune and the tone of the notes. Nylon strings stretch at first. I didn't keep track but it was maybe 5-10 times tuning and playing this before the strings held a tune well. Secondly, the tone is not as rich as a full size guitar of course, but it sounds nice for the body size. It definitely sounds like a real guitar and not like one of those $20 toy ones.
Quality wise, I think it's fine for the price. I would look for better quality (and pay more) if my kids were going to use this for more than a few years. And it's already withstood being dragged all around the house by the neck and falling over.
I think the size is pretty small for the recommended ages of 5-9. My daughter is 4 years, 3.5 feet tall and the guitar is not too big for her to play properly. Our neighbor girl is a few years older and no more than a foot taller, and the guitar looks a bit small for her.

United States on Sep 29, 2015

Risa: This ended up being a children's guitar and not the pictured "folk guitar"

Canada on Nov 14, 2014

Megan Leece: 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.

Canada on Nov 06, 2014

Tony H.: 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...

United States on Jun 30, 2013