Schoenhut Xylophone

by Schoenhut

Product Features

• Materials: Hardwood and hardboard.
• Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 21 x 16 1/2.
• Recommended Ages: 3 and up.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23 x 10 x 4 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• ASIN: B00004WEZZ
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,860 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Schoenhut Piano Company has been a leader in the toy musical instrument world since 1872. This custom made 12-key pipe xylophone -- or Glockenspiel -- is one of five classic learning instruments being re-introduced from our archive collection of original designs.

Features:

• Great gift idea
• Custom made
• 12 key

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe how expensive this xylophone is!?, June 15, 2006

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M. E. Sanchez "boh-7" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schoenhut Xylophone (Toy)

The product is not the same as represented in the image. They must've negotiated with a new manufacturer. The play sticks are plexiglass rods with a hard-plastic round end, and the wood is of poor quality.

Within 5 minutes from opening the package, and not even having assembled the unit fully, my son had already broken one of the balls of the sticks while hitting some of the tubes. Granted, he was hitting it brusquely; yet, this is a 2 year old kid, using what I figured was a kid's toy.

This item is way overpriced! Now that I realized what I got myself into, I looked around for a kid's xylophone on the site, and lo and behold, most are under $20, are plastic and metal, and look quite sturdy for a 2 year old to bang on.

What's surprising is that this is an Imaginarium toy. It's the first time EVER that I am dissapointed with an Imaginarium product.

I will be returning this one.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic tool for learning, October 2, 2008

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A. Woods (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Schoenhut Xylophone (Toy)

I bought this xylophone to entertain my seven-month-old daughter while she crawls around and chews on things, and I am very pleased with how it has worked out. I am a musical idiot. I like listening to music, but I can't produce it to save my life. This instrument is idiot-proof; it teaches absolute beginners very basic music (the excellent booklet includes the tunes for ten or so popular nursery rhymes). It is not, as the other reviewer seemed to think, a bombproof toy for toddlers to thrash on. It's a learning tool, and if I can learn to play "Silent Night" on it, anyone can. Anyone. It looks pretty nice too, and is made out of pretty solid materials. Wooden mallets would be nice, but the included mallets work just fine.

Two criticisms - the frame is not as sturdy as it should be (given that it is made out of wood) and the lowest three notes are slightly flat. Also, I didn't think the instructions were up to the standards set by Ikea, but I did manage to put it together fine.

In summary, it's worth the price, I use it every day, and it will be around for a long time. I look forward to my daughter playing it to entertain me when she's old enough to read the super-simplified musical notation.