African Select Hardwood Claves Musical Instrument Sticks, Hollow Body — NOT MADE IN CHINA — For Live, Studio and Classrooms, 2-YEAR WARRANTY

Excelente!!!

I liked the tone and sound of this clave because it wasn't so high pitch sounding. The wood finish is nice. It has a great indentation for sound so you don't have to stress trying to cup your hand. It works great for playing Hispanic/ latin Christmas songs. Shipping took quite awhile so unfortunately, I didn't receive it before my community Christmas/new years program. I'm really happy with the quality and the cost of the product. You will not be disappointed with this purchase.

Very functional claves. With the proper technique they produce a quality (and loud) clave sound.Good solid quality wood and one would expect from Meinl

I've had so much fun with these claves. The sound is great and they're very durable. Highly recommend.

Very comfortable in the hand and lite weight ! The quality is awesome and the sound is amazing !

These are made from a beautiful piece of wood, and they sound great!

Great sound, quality workmanship.

'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?'.