Plan Toy Concertina

I love Plan toys, and this concertina exhibits the great construction I've come to expect from Plan. What I DON'T like is the sound! It plays two notes, one on the inhale and one on the exhale. Couldn't we have some finger holes to make different notes? It is easy enough for a toddler to play, but the sound it makes is so objectionable that most parents would hide it from their kids.

I wish I loved the Plan Toys concertina as much as I love their drum or the adorable pull alligator toy. But oy. It just does not produce a single pleasant sound, which is especially ironic considering the product description claims quite the opposite ("Plays Pleasant Sounding Notes") hmmm...hardly. I'm not even sure we can claim it makes more than a single sound, which is one identical to a police car's siren.

Giving it two stars if only because we still play with it every once in a while, and it remains part of our young toddler's music instrument collection (along with the above-mentioned drum, a glockenspiel, a guiro, etc.), but probably just for novelty's sake. It would be lovely if this were reworked so that it actually produced anything that could be remotely called "music."

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My two year old loves this concertina! It is very simple to play. She holds the straps to push and pull. However, my older daughter puts her fingers under the straps and it plays wonderfully! For a toy instrument it is heavier than any cheap plastic toy instrument but durabilty often comes with a little extra weight. My child is so excited to hear the noise she is making. To her this is a great instrument! I would encourage others to buy it.

I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THE FIRST TWO REVIEWERS! This is a great toy made by Plan Toys.

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As a concertina player, I thought my grandson might enjoy playing this toy along with me.

He doesn't.

The bellows is so heavy duty and stiff, it almost takes an adult to operate it. And when it is "played", it does not make a musical sound it makes a grunting, wheezing sound.

This is a good idea but very poorly executed.

Avoid it.

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I have made a point of getting quality toys and instruments for my sons. We own an Mahalo U-30BU Painted Economy Soprano Ukulele (Blue), Plan Toy Solid Wood Drum and Remo Kids Lollipop Drum, 10 Inch, Trophy 4 Bell Wristlet, Plan Toy Melody Xylophone, Basic Beat Pair of 8" Combination Rhythm Sticks and Meinl Plastic Egg Shaker (4 pc Assortment) so far.

Unlike the above this toy is not a 'real' instrument and it can be annoying after a long time, but the play value is HUGE. My son loves this, as well as any friends that come over.

Well made, durable (even with my throwers) and exactly what the toy is meant to be.

What I mean by that, is I don't know what else you could expect from a 1-2 note TOY. I'd rather listen to this all day then some electronic 'music' toy. I wanted something different than the instruments I already had, but playable by my two year old. This is prefect.

I would defiantly recommend this to anyone that asks with a side bar note of, Do you know what your buying?

I mean really its like buying kids a drum set then complaining they play the drums all day.

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