Meinl Percussion Select Hardwood Claves Musical Instrument Sticks — NOT Made in China — for Live, Studio and Classrooms, 2-Year Warranty (CL1RW)

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I bought a pair of these claves for my music classroom because the ones I had kept getting taken from me. These were relatively cheap and I didn't expect much from them. They proved me wrong though! I am able to get a loud, clear, and strong sound from them. They are a little on the smaller side, which made me think they were going to be quiet but my orchestra has no problem hearing them over their playing. If they ever fall apart, I'll definitely be buying another pair.

I’m a classical guitarist, not a percussionist, but often use small percussion instruments in my ensemble for Latin numbers. Lost my ancient rosewood claves (or they walked off) and replaced them with these Meinl redwood claves. Apparently I misread the description—though I was buying another rosewood set—but ended up with redwood. They’re about half the weight of my old rosewood set but softer and less bright when played. My rosewood claves had a rounded bell-like timbre and didn’t have to struck are hard as the Meinl. With that said, these claves are okay: do the job, are priced right, well made and smoothly finished, but I’ll keep my eye out for a quality rosewood set.

Not a perfect set of claves, but for the price not bad at all. i will certainly be able to use them with my elementary choir, but I think they are not quite deep enough to use with a band.

I was helping at the Middle School and noticed their original Meinl claves were pretty kid-used beat up. Now for close to 20 years of use it was a good testimony to the rosewood (I assume) durability of the product.I purchased replacements and they arrived promptly. Good feel, good sound, stain doesn't come off on your hands.Meinl is a German company so you likely pay a few bucks for import, but I feel its worth it as I've used many of their products and only the shakers feel apart on me.

'So who's going to know', I can hear the marketing guy say.Well, anyone who cares about the sound of acoustic instruments - especially those old enough to remember the tonal qualities of real redwood: the roundness and warmth beneath the crisp, consistent pop - not to mention the flat, 'powdery' grain and comfortable texture in the hands.I need these so I'm not about to saw them up to tell for sure - the grain and weight indicate they might be stained white oak. Bright sounding to be sure, but lacking the consistent warmth and comfortable feel.I guess the days of grabbing discarded redwood fence slats to build homemade instruments are long gone. I was hoping these might kindle those memories, but it wasn't to be.I regret not getting the natural wood-colored model. I'm sure they have the same tone as these but I wouldn't feel deceived and have to beg off when a percussion friend my age asks 'Hey, are those redwood?'.

I love these claves. They are so different from the traditional salsa claves. These are actually known as rumba claves as well as African claves and they make a lot deeper sound and are less of noxious than the claves that are used in salsa. In addition, you can get to sounds out of these claves. One is a deeper pitch if you hit it towards the middle and the other is a little higher pitch if you hit it on the sides. They are much more versatile than the traditional hardwood claves. If you want to bring some different sounds to your ensemble, try these wonderful items.

Small item and big sound, you can really pull out the sound out of these pair of sticks, amazing. Great quality!

The pair of claves are in good made material. I chose this product because the dimension said it is 23cm and I particularly look for longer ones. While most available choices are 20cm or less, I therefore bought this particular brand for it's length, and I ordered 2 pairs!!! Unfortunately, when they arrived, they are just 20cm long. There are lots of other cheaper choices of 20cm and they are almost 70% more expensive then others. Quite disappointed!!

Decent claves. Not the nicest sound as I'd prefer it to be a little deeper tone, however that would require a more exotic hard wood and the price would be higher. Great for kids to join in to a sing song so they can learn about tempo and rhythm.

Fabulous sounds, just the right size, weight and looks! Nice

This is a perfectly good instrument - makes a lovely sound - don't hit 'em too hard..

great sound and quality. a bit too noisy for a 18months toddler but she is using this as rolling pin for playdough at the moment and will play music with this when she is older i guess.