Turtle Xylophone

This is a quality constructed, durable xylophone for babies and toddlers with pentatonic scale. The bars resonated with perfect pitch, something hard to find in a toy xylophone for kids at this kind of price range. The mallet is designed not to be a choke hazard and it was manufactured to European toy standards.

I was looking for instruments to introduce my infant son to early childhood music without spending a ton on Suzuki or Orff instruments quite yet. I purchased this and the Hohner Kids Toddler Music Band and am very happy with both of the purchases.

::posted by Rob's wife

I looked all over the place to try to find a well tuned xylophone for my baby. I am a musician, and it hurts my ears to hear the poorly tuned ones that I tried in stores. This one is very well tuned, and since it is pentatonic it always sounds good.

The lowest note is in the center, and then the notes get higher from there, alternating left and right of center. The plastic construction of the turtle feels slightly flimsy, and it may break in the future, but if it does I will re-mount the quality metal bars onto some other frame. The mallet stores underneath the turtle with two clips. I expect the mallet to get bent at some point, after which it probably won't store as easily.

At five months Baby is too young to play with it himself but he loves listening to it though if it is played too loudly or too close to him he will flinch, so be considerate of your baby's sensitive ears.

If you want a fun and simple musical instrument for your little one and you want one that SOUNDS GOOD, give this one a try.

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