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A Good Instrument for the Price
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by Mariano Aguirre (mariano.aguirre@yahoo.com) 10/1/2008 10:44:53 AM
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Musical Experience: Elementary Music Teacher
Style of music: Music for Children
Hometown Dallas
Among my fellow music teachers, not much (actually nothing) was known about Lyons instruments. No one had ever seen one, much less used one. My school has other Orff instruments from one of the leading brands, but I couldn't afford any more. Enter Lyons. The price was right and shipping free so I gambled. So far I am happy with the instrument, though I wish there were more description for the product online. The bars are not premium rosewood, however, they are dense, sturdy, and most importantly, in tune. The instrument is significantly smaller that the leading brand, mainly because the bars are not as wide. This will make it harder for two people two play the instrument at once, but easier for one. Ideally everyone should have their own instrument, so I like the size. The box resonators are made from hardboard, which is like MDF, but not as strong and more vunerable to water. I think it will be fine, as long as no bars are dropped too hard on it (I don't think it will ever get wet, either.) The pegs that hold the bars are thinner nails than the other brand. They are also shorter and completely coverd in rubber. I think they will be okay, but are not as sturdy as the other brand. There is also more contact between the pegs and the bars, which could limit how the bars resonate, but since it's not a problem on the soprano because they don't ring long anyway. I do not like the mallets. They are good for my alto metallophone and xylophone but are not hard enough for any of my sopranos-especially the upper octave. If I could break it down, I would give my Lyon soprano a 2.5 for quality, 3.5 for sound, and 5 for price. Overall, I am very happy with the purchase and will buy more of this brand in the future.
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