Melissa & Doug Deluxe Beginner Band Set

The whole set looks and feels unfinished. The wood is rough and uncured.

Xylophone is totally useless. Keys are made of wood. It hardly makes any sound and when it does it sounds very off-key.

Rattlers and harmonica work fine. Overall, I wouldn't recommend it.

I don't write reviews very often but had to because Melissa and Doug thoroughly disappoint me with this chinzy band set. Like another reviewer stated, the wood is unfinished and rough. The Kazoo doesn't work at all and the xylophone hardly makes any noise. I could have gotten a much better set at Target. Way disappointing. I am shocked too because normally Melissa and Doug make very good products.

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My 18 month old loves this set!He isn't able to use the kazoo or harmonica yet, but he loves play the xylophone and shake the tamborine while I play the harmonica.It's fun for the whole family.

When I first opened the package I thought it was a little strange that the xylophone is all wood(I was expecting metal bars.It took a little while to get used to the sound of the wooden bars compared with metal.My only complaint is that some of the paint has chipped off of the green bar after a couple weeks of use.Otherwise a great way to introduce your child to the world of instrumental music!

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I wanted to write an opinion of this because several reviewers say items don't work.My father tried the kazoo and could not get it to make any sound.Then two-year-old Liam put it in his mouth and made sound.It's a kazoo, people. You have to vocalize into it to get sound.You can't just blow.

The xylophone is wood, not metal.But it makes a beautiful sound and is appreciated by little kids, if not adults that have higher expectations. We haven't had it long enough to comment on the paint chipping.

The castanetes do work you can't hold them in your hand or the sound is muffled.Hold them by the ties and rap them against your other hand.They're great!

Contrary to other reviewers, I found the harmonica worked surprisingly well.Once the kid figures out not to bite it, he'll be fine with it.

I like the "unfinished" feel of the overall product.The toys are simple, with a hand-crafted feel.I much prefer the kids play with these than cheap plastic toys, or toys that make all the noise for you.A child that's used to video games andelectronic gadgets is not going to appreciate this toy.

The bottom line is this is a BEGINNER music set an introduction to musical sounds that the child creates himself!I'm happy to let kids be kids with this simple toy.

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We bought this for our daughter's birthday and she loves it! We had a little paint come off of one of the clam-like clap things (very little and it was our fault...I dropped it on a hard floor). Other than that, no problems. It was shipped very well and was received with no defects of any kind.

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