They are kind of fun, but I played one for about 10 minutes and got bored of basic diatonic nature of the thing. If you like making up sea shanties and jigs, it's like a gift from God. If you think Loreena McKennit's early albums are the best music ever.... buy one of these things.
But if you require the ability to do things like play in more than one key.... it's a no go. Interestingly, it is a neat instrument for learning modes because of how it's set up.
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