Mia Jewel Shop - Flute Instrument Pan Flute, Native Instruments Musical Instruments for Adults | Bamboo Flute Wooden Flute, Flauta de Pan Flautas Musicales, 2 Sizes - Small

Quite a few reviews claim that these are ornamental and not instruments. Ignore those reviews as it seems to me that they were written by people who simply did not know how they were to be played. For example, one person took a picture of the closed ends of the pipes and said that she nearly blew her brains out trying to blow them open. I give her kudos for her attempt, but that's totally the wrong way to play a panpipe. These are not recorders. You don't blow through the pipe.Instead, you blow over the opening. Think of filling up coke bottles with various amounts of liquid. Then, blow across the openings to get your notes. When I first got it, I couldn't get a sound. I handed it to my husband, who immediately got it going. I realized by watching him that I needed to angle my lips just right and blow at just the right speed (not too soft, but not too hard either). I never did learn to whistle, so perhaps that's why I didn't instinctively figure it out like my husband. In any case, I played through each note, checking for accuracy in the pitch. All sounded right at labeled. (Pitches are labeled with solfege. Note that what is commonly called 'ti' here in the US is called 'si' over there.)

Junk, weak/flimsy, came broken.

This is very nice and hand made in Peru. You can play this despite posts that you can't play it. Use very gentle blowing and take time to learn, be patient.

This is cute but it’s more like a novelty. Like something you would pick up from a street vendor to hang up next to your tiki mask on the wall. You can play it but it isn’t easy to play and it isn’t something that you would play in a band.

Sounded good and functioned well for the price. The quality of the product is alright, but I wish I would have bought a slightly more expensive one to hopefully get a little better quality.

Me gusto mucho, gracias

These were initially hard to learn to play. But once you climb the learning curve, this is a beautiful sounding instrument.

Product description did not state that this was a toy.it is completely unusable for anything EXCEPT a childs toy.it is sturdy and I'm sure some child would like to play with it, but it does not make a sound. I regret having spent money on it.