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25" SCHOENHUT CHILDREN'S HARP - PINK FINISH Review

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(More customer reviews)Please don't buy this as a musical instrument. It is NOT! It is a toy! You cannot learn to play harp on it. It is cute; but the strings are the wrong spacing for a true harp, the sound is bad, and it won't hold in tune.
But it is great for a photo or a two year old to pretend. If you want a true small size harp that plays, check out heartland harps, harpsicles, or go to any harp online store and type in lever harp.
I am a professional harpist and teacher.

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Perfect for a Young Girl Harpist!Start your child off on the right foot. At 25 inches high, this beautifully constructed, lightweight instrument is an excellent choice for a child's first harp. The design of its curved sides and spacious box, along with a range of 15 notes (from C to C), permits playing a wide variety of music in haunting, melodic tones. Fully tunable by way of zither pins and a zither pin wrench (included). Please allow up to 5 business day for shipping. * Shipped insured * Brand New!

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Kratt Master Key Pitch Pipe C to C Review

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(More customer reviews)In response to the review below: I've been using one Master Key pitchpipe for decades with excellent results. In spite of the revolution of electronic, then digital, tuners, the good ol' Master Key is amazingly reliable for such a cheap, pocket-sized instrument. The one catch is: Yes, it does depend on how you play it. It is a small reed instrument, like a harmonica, and reeds bend if you over-blow them. The correct "technique" for this "pitch instrument" (that's what they call it) is to first inhale a deep breath, then blow into the selected pitch hole very evenly and gently out of the smallest opening one can get one's mouth to make, and it seems to sound better with the silver side up. May all your melodies be on key.

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Master Key Chromatic Pitch Pipe - C to C. The ultimate instrument for obtaining exact musical pitch. 13 hand-tuned, special bronze reeds with patented tone chambers, precision tuned and double-checked to A-440, the full chromatic scale. In addition, proper note selection is assured as the scale is arranged in sequence and clearly marked by embossed notations on both top and bottom covers.

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DigiTech RP250 Multi Effect Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)Lots of effects can be had with this versatile pedal, which is also easy on the budget. I'm still checking the features out. I find the settings are pushing me to play in certain directions hitherto unexplored. Very cool. The drum beats also try hard to provide variety, and yet, they remain mechanical, acting almost like a pendulum, keeping me on the beat. Good stuff for practice and for working leads around the rhythm. I still have a long way to go before the novelty of this nice piece of engineering wears off.

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Accessing superbly detailed new amp models has never been easier than with the Diti Tech RP250 Modeling Guitar Pedal! There are three easy steps to dial in the perfect sound with Digi Tech's Tone and Effects library knobs1. Pick one of 30 tone presets, 2. Pick one of 30 effects chains, 3. Dial in your effects level and rock on. You may never go any deeper into the infinitely - tweakable RP interface. Digitech's RP tone and effects libraries let you access pre-designed combinations of models as fast as you can turn the knob. From mellow and bluesy to scorch-the-face-of-the-earth-raw, you're going to find combinations that fit your playing style. It's a modeling guitar pedal with the raw power for real players and tone that deserves to be heard on stage and in the studio.

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Fender Hot Rod 40 W Tube Deluxe Guitar Amplifier Review

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(More customer reviews)Let me start this review by stating some qualification.That is I've owned everything from a Gibson Lab Series stack (remember those?)to Trace Elliot to Laney to Hughes and Kettner to Marshall to Peavey to Vox to Randall to Sunn,and a couple more I've forgotten.Why am I telling you all this?Very simple...
This is without question the best sounding amplifier I've ever owned,bar none!Before I actually recieved my new Hot Rod,I heard a sound file of David Gilmour playing a Strat through a Hot Rod and I was absolutely blown away.But the thing is...when I plugged my Strat into my Hot Rod...bingo...I got the exact same clear,crisp and powerful tone that I had heard from Gilmour!
This amp,on the clean channel,has more oomphh than a lot of amps on their dirty channels.It's apparent that Fender takes great care to match the power tubes,both output and pre-amp.Also,the reverb is superb.The chicken head knobs and forward facing controls make it a snap to adust quickly on stage.It also comes with an LED lit footswitch for switching channels and boosting the drive channel (drive and more drive).
Some technical stuff...I have the 40 watt version,which drives a Celestion vintage 12 " speaker @8 ohms.It has a pre-amp out and a power amp in,which can be used as an effects loop or to to add another Hot Rod.It has bass,mid and high equalization,as well as master volume,presence and drive knobs.Easy to see LED's indicate channel and drive level (both on the amp and the footswitch).It also has a bright switch (high frequency boost) and a speaker out jack to power another 8 ohm cabinet.
In closing let me say don't let the 40 watts fool you...this amp is LOUD!I play onstage at a lot of medium to large size clubs and have no trouble standing out in the mix,with power to spare!By the way this amp comes with a five year limited transferable warranty.So what are the minuses...there are none! This is simply a great and great sounding amp.If you play blues,rock,pop or country this amp will do you proud and make your bandmates take notice and the audience pay attention.Happy Playing!

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The world standard for a portable, powerful, full-featured tube amp, the 40-watt Hot Rod Deluxe is very aptly named, indeed! Awe inspiring Fender® tone issues forth from a 12" 8-ohm Fender® Special Design Eminence speaker fueled by a pair of 6L6 Groove Tube®output tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes. You get three channels, "normal", "drive" and "more drive" with gain and master controls for the "drive" channel and a "bright" switch for the "normal" channel. Other features include FX loop, Fender® long-spring reverb, external speaker jack, internal variable bias control, two-button three-function channel footswitch, chrome panel with vintage pointer knobs, black textured vinyl covering and silver grille cloth. Cover included.ElectronicsAuxillary Input :1/4" Footswitch JackChannels :Three Selectable Channels (Normal, Drive and More Drive)Controls :Presence, Reverb, Master Volume, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive Select Switch, Drive Volume, Bright SwitchEffects :ReverbEffects Loop :Effects Loop (Preamp Out, Power Amp In)Extension Speaker Jack :External Speaker JackInputs :TwoRectifier :Solid State RectifierHardwareCabinet Material :Black Textured Vinyl CoveringFront Panel :Chrome Front PanelHandle :"Dog Bone" handleKnobs :Chicken head-style amp knobsPilot Light Jewel :Red Amp Jewel

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Crate V5 All Tube Guitar Amp Combo, 5W EL84 single-ended Class A Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this amp on clearance at Guitar Center for $80. (usd). When I got it home and plugged it in, I was less than impressed. The tone was flat and when cranked the distortion was harsh and non musical. The next day, I replaced the (worthless) Sovtek 12ax7 preamp tube and el84 power tube with an Electro Harmonix 12ax7 ($12.) and JJ el84 ($21.).....instant difference....the tone was warmer and after a few hours of playing the cheap plastic coated speaker (almost) sounded ok..still not satisfied I looked at replacement speakers...I found an AMAZING sounding speaker from warehouse guitar speakers, a "Veteran 10" 10 inch, seamed paper cone speaker...some think it to be tonally superior to the Vintage 30....HOLY SMOKES!!! It is like a new amp...serious tone! I can not stop playing through it....all said, $80, plus $33 in tubes and $41. for the speaker (yes, only 41.) at roughly $150...this amp went from a dud to an amazing little tone monster....I am completely satisfied! (after a little tweeking)

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Mass in B Minor Review

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(More customer reviews)The boy soprani and alti make the Hohe Messe sweeter, the wonderful tenor and bass brilliant, and the ornaments by the instrument soloists, choir, and director alike, a wonderful performance. Comparing it with my experience in a student's chorus and another recording I almost listened to, it is extremely good (I didn't listen to the other recording because it was no match -with the Puccinni soprani and alti- for this one); when listening to it, and getting excited, and depressed and joyful in each piece, I rate it as magnificent, almost unreachable and touching - perhaps almost as much as it would be, directed by Johann Sebastian Bach himself. Note that the booklet is nearly as exciting (e.g. my noteheads and Joh. Seb. Bach's are, since when I read it, alike). The cover is also very good with a(n invisible to internet-surfers) silver cross. An extraordinarilly perfect performance.

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The King's Consort, Robert King Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Toelzer Knabenchor King has succeeded brilliantly in reclaiming the profundity and emotional commitment of traditional Bach perfomances. A magnificent achievement and a joy to hear." -BBC Music Magazine 2 CD set.

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Melodica 37 Keys Keyboard with hard case - Green Review

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(More customer reviews)My grandson loves it. I was sent a video of him playing and I was very impressed with this instrument.

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This melodica is easy to learn and fun to play! Perfect melodica for student beginners.*Includes:Mouthpiece, Extension hose, Plastic Hard case

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Hohner RP565 MS Replacement Reed Plates, Key of High G Review

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(More customer reviews)Most of my Hohner harps are several years old. But I was surprised that these plates did not fit the model described.
I find that when the reeds get 'tired' it is time to replace the instrument.

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Broken or worn-out reed on your favorite harp? Replacing the reed plate is cheaper than buying a new harmonica. The Hohner MS Replacement reed plates are available in all keys and install easily in MS harmonicas (Cross Harp MS, Big River Harp MS, Pro Harp MS, Blues Harp MS, and Meisterklasse MS). Include top and bottom reed plates, set of mounting screws, and instructions, in a plastic case..

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Hohner RP565 MS Replacement Reed Plates, Key of A Review

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(More customer reviews)I got these reeds to replace the reeds in my blues harp MS. They dropped right in and had no issues at all with fit. Playability was another issue. The 9 draw wouldn't sound and the 2draw was out of tune and rattled. I manually adjusted the gaps by very carefully bending the reeds outward in very small increments. After adjusting the gaps, the 9 draw worked fine and the 2 draw was more in tune but it still had a rattle. I think it was machined too close to the length of the cutout in the plate and so the tip buzzed against the plate. This might also be why it was out of tune--the reed was too long. This is easy to fix with a file and the harmonica sounds awesome now--better than it did with the old plates.
Overall, the replacement worked with a little bit of tinkering, and the replacement plates are probably marketed to tinkerers anyway. If you've got an old harp that needs new life and you aren't afraid of fifteen minutes of adjustment, then don't be afraid to get these. If you've never seen a reed plate, you might want to spend $10 more and just buy a new harp.

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Broken or worn-out reed on your favorite harp? Replacing the reed plate is cheaper than buying a new harmonica. The Hohner MS Replacement reed plates are available in all keys and install easily in MS harmonicas (Cross Harp MS, Big River Harp MS, Pro Harp MS, Blues Harp MS, and Meisterklasse MS). Include top and bottom reed plates, set of mounting screws, and instructions, in a plastic case.

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Hohner Hohnica Student Piano Accordion Review

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(More customer reviews)I love this accordion; however, after only 3 weeks one of the keys went bad (sounded like a bleating goat). I returned it to J&R with no problems and they replaced it. I have had my new replacement for a week and several keys are already flat. I am going to now have to send it to Hohner for repair/tuning. No charge to me but it is a hassle. I don't know what the problem is, but they should look into why this is happening. Otherwise, this is a beautiful sounding accordion, easy to play/learn. The straps that come with it are extremely uncomfortable. I bought Hohner straps for $27 from Amazon - huge difference!

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Features include: Treble: 25 keys Bass: 12 buttons Range: g-g" Two sets of treble reeds Four sets of bass reeds Tuning: Tremolo Color: Red Pearl Weight: 10 lbs. Size: 6.5" deep by 12.5" high Keyboard: 12" Case included

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Harp Tuning Tool Review

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(More customer reviews)This product shipped quickly and fits my harp perfectly.
I have a 32 string wooden celtic harp :)

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Harp Accessory. Origin Country: Pakistan. 6" L x 6" W x 7" H. 1 lbs. Made by Mid-East.
Replacement tuning tool. Required to tune and restring your harp. This fits the majority of the Mid-East Harps, from the HPBY, Baby Harp(TM) up to and including the HRB38 Round Back 38 String Harp.
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32 Key Melodica Review

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(More customer reviews)Definitely didn't know a Melodica would be this fun and easy to mess with + play. For hobby or boredom, this Melodica is the way to go. Sound is great and it looks fantastic.

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easy-to-learn modern wind instrument for young and old to make their own music. it is also exceedingly useful in musical education as an introduction to all keyboard instruments. Flex- tube mouthpiece, and straight tube mouthpiece.Built in hand strap. Air release button. Comes with hard case with handle.

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line 6 Pocket POD Express Review

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(More customer reviews)I like Line 6 products. I own 4 of their amps,and I also have a Line 6 pocket pod which I like and use for practice. When the pocket pod express came out, I thought it would sound at least as good as the regular pocket and simple to use like their amps. I was wrong about the sound. Pocket pod express sounds horrible and thin. It is basically useless, and I am not able to get any decent sound from the pocket pod express. Save a little more money and buy the Pocket pod pack. I do not recommend the pocket pod express.

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The Pocket POD Express Compact Guitar Processor is designed to fit perfectly in your Pocket and in your Guitar Setup.Cutting out some of the extras you get an excellent modeler for an unbeatable price. Featuring five tones, modeled after heavily sought amplifiers including the Vox AC30 Top Boost, Marshall's JCM 800, Mesa/Boogie's Dual Rectifier and Fender's own Deluxe and Twin Reverb amplifiers. Additional effects include Chorus, Tremolo, Flange, Delay, Spring Reverb and Hall Reverb. Every guitar amp and effect model are incredibly adjustable giving the user many possible tonal combinations.Compact and easy-to-use, it's a perfect choice for guitarists on the road. Accurate built-in tuner, 1/4 inch in and out, 1/8 inch headphone jack and a 1/8 inch line input for connecting your CD/MP3 player to jam along with your favorite songs.Because it can be is powered by four AAA batteries (included), clip the Pocket Pod Express to your belt or guitar strap and you are ready to rock wherever you go.Pocket POD Express Features5 adjustable guitar tones, from crystalline cleans to scorching high-gain distortions6 brilliant and adjustable effects includingEasy to use with a simple interface to get great guitar sounds instantlyCompact and portable including four AAA batteries (DC-1 power supply optional)Accurate built-in tuner

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First Act FP770 Discovery 4 Piece Percussion Set in a Drum red/stars Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this as a gift for my nephew, and he LOVES it!!!! I would definitly have bought this for my own children if they were a bit younger. I would without hesitation recommend this product!
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This heavy-duty wood marching drum has a removable lid for conveniently storing the other included instruments -- a 6" wooden-shell tambourine, a chrome harmonica and a pair of hand-crafted wooden mini-maracas. Marching drum also comes with a "drum sling" carry strap, pair of hardwood drum sticks, special designer series custom drum wrap and tuning key. Measures 12"L x 10"W x 9"H.

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Cruel Melody Review

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(More customer reviews)We all know Wes Borland, Black Light Burns' guitarist/vocalist, best for his shape shifting days as Limp Bizkit's lead guitarist. But he left that gig in late 2001.
After a couple of failed attempts at reviving his career with Big Dumb Face and Eat The Day (and also reportedly turning down spots in Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle), then rejoining and leaving Limp Bizkit again, here he is with what initially appears to be a successful return in 2007 with Black Light Burns.
Since 2001 Borland has clearly been influenced by Nine Inch Nails and his pal Trent Reznor, because the sounds of Nine Inch Nails clearly come through in Black Light Burns. Adding to this is familiarity would be current NIN drummer Josh Freese and NIN bassist Danny Lohner both backing up Borland on Black Light Burns debut Cruel Melody. Rounding out the studio recording is--according to Cruel Melody's liner notes--some dude named Josh Eustis who did some keyboard work and programmed a lot of the 5th member of the band into the CD.
"Programmed a lot of the 5th member?" you ask? Well according to the liner notes the 5th member is Borland's own Macbook Pro. And the Macbbok Pro, again according to Black Light Burns, will be the only member of the CD recording that you'll see (hear) on the road; the rest of the touring band has been replaced by mostly unknowns.
As I said earlier, NIN's influence on Black Light Burns' Cruel Melody rings through loud and clear. I wouldn't be surprised if tracks 2, 8, 9 & 10 were written with Reznor back when Borland was contemplating joining NIN.
Track 3 is the radio-played Lie, and it's a rocker. In my opinion it's the best track on the CD, and the track that drew me in and got me to make the purchase (the video is pretty cool too). Mark is the name of the 6th track...another unique rocker and my bet for the next radio-rotation release.
The rest of the disk has that "sounds like" quality of...you know...sounds like NIN; or sounds like Marilyn Manson; or sounds like Mushroomhead. However, one thing's for sure, you never hear yourself saying, "sounds like Limp Bizkit."
What Borland does bring from Limp Bizkit is his guitar playing talent that separates him from the clutter of generic sounding Nu Metal bands that for whatever reason won't throw a guitar solo on a CD. I wouldn't go so far as to say that guitar solos are back, alive and well on Cruel Melody, but the guitarwork is very cool and helps separate Black Light Burns from being classified as a clone of some of the bands that I compared them to earlier.
So with Black Light Burns your expectations should be set for a sort of supergroup with a familiar sound. They are a supergroup less because all of the studio players are relatively well established names in modern rock, and more because those names brought the best of their talent to Cruel Melody. But you can also expect to hear a CD of songs that mostly just don't sound entirely new.
Fans of Goth Rock should certainly give it a spin.

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He's been a) an underground metal mercenary, abetting the likes of brainy young upstarts From First to Last and He Is Legend, b) a fearless visual artist whose unsettling images will appear on his forthcoming CD, and most famously c) the chameleonic lead guitarist for Limp Bizkit, who have sold over 30 million records worldwide. Now, for Wes Borland’s next trick, he’s putting on the guise of frontman, leading both a studio and live supergroup to even darker depths as Black Light Burns. And the new look suits him well. Borland has flirted with his big post-LB breakthrough on and off over the last five years, first with the idiosyncratic Big Dumb Face, then with his brother Scott in Eat the Day before hooking up with bassist Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) and drummer Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle) in proto-industrial powerhouse the Damning Well, whose crushing Underworld soundtrack contribution "Awakening" featured Richard Patrick (Filter, Army of Anyone) on vocals. Now Borland has taken Lohner, Freese and sound designer Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) to super-producer Ross Robinson’s upstart I AM: WOLFPACK label and delivered Black Light Burns’ harrowing debut, Cruel Melody, 180 degrees from what you think you know about the eccentric axeman. From the post-Ramones surf rock freakout of opener "Mesopotamia" and the slow-build confessional spit of "I Have a Need" to the introspective, epic closing tandem "New Hunger" and "I Am Where It Takes Me" (the latter featuring the smoky siren call of Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano), Cruel Melody is one hell of a curveball. "For the most part, [the record’s] more about melody," Borland says. "It’s a big drums record, because Josh Freese goes bananas. A lot of it was thought about in terms of beats and attacking the songs beatwise. And the riff kind of followed second to that, if it was appropriate. "The record starts real aggressively, but toward the middle it gets a little more hurtful and hurting, lyrically, trying to express painful feelings, but still in an aggressive way. Then it kind of opens up in the end. And that was the purpose: to attack, then explain, then release and be done with it." Cruel Melody was originally going to be an esoteric, dirge-heavy solo project with a variety of singers, but as Borland started writing heavier material, he finally decided to take the reins behind the mike. It didn’t hurt that he got inspiration not only from Lohner, who doubled as the album’s producer, but Lohner’s famous former employer. "I was talking to Trent Reznor, playing him these tracks in their infancy," Borland remembers. "And he said, ‘You’re singing like somebody’s sleeping in the next room. You should try to open that up.’ You know, it’s really easy to do cool electronic music that’s instrumental and put soft vocals over it, but it’s a lot harder to write actual songs and have them hit people." With Cruel Melody locked and loaded, Borland’s planning an evocative new onstage persona for Black Light’s maiden voyage, boasting a live band with guitarist Nick Annis (Seether), drummer Marshal Kirpatric (Today Is the Day, the Esoteric) and, for now, a laptop to wreak ambient havoc. ("Screw it," he laughs, "there’s a computer in the band.") In the interim, he’s just striving to perfect his unique approach to making art. "The paintings and the music kind of chase one another, trying to keep up with some other third element that’s the idea," Borland considers. "It’s almost like when you see a little flash in the corner of your eye and you’re not sure what it was. My music and visual art is me trying to look really fast to see what that third thing was. I’m always trying to hit this place that gives me some satisfaction."

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