Bontempi - Clarinet Rating :
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Amusing Toy Clarinet
By Karen A. Amrhein
The "Botempi" toy clarinet seems a reasonably sturdy plastic toy instrument. It plays a C-Major scale, though the lower half-octave is of dubious tuning. This can be a problem if one wishes to use the toy clarinet in conjunction with other instruments (a toy piano or toy trumpet, for example). I'm a composer, and I wrote a little piece for this toy clarinet, the "Botempi" toy trumpet, the "House of Marbles" toy drum (highly recommended), and a Schoenhut toy piano (a fine instrument). I found that I was only able to reliably use the upper half-octave (G to C) of the toy clarinet when accompanying the toy piano or even the toy trumpet.
The sound of both the "Botempi" toy wind instruments is close to that of the harmonica (actually, it's a cross between an harmonica and the medieval crumhorn), so don't expect a "clarinet" sound. Still, it's easy to use and sturdy, assuming gentle play. If you don't need the pitches to be accurate, and you don't need a toy clarinet that sounds like a clarinet (which may not exist), then this is an amusing and smile-inducing toy instrument.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
A good inexpensive choice for a preschooler
By Robert H. Gersky
Our three year old loves this good looking (for plastic)silver toy clarinet that allows him to play along with his favorite classical CD's (he's a big Baby Einstein fan). For the price it's definitely worth the fun it's facilitated. We've got the whole set (clarinet, trumpet, and sax). The sax has made it through four months of regular use (not being used as a substitute toy drum though) with no defects- the other two instruments have each had a single button/key break.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Bontempi Clarinet
By Charles Royal Jr.
This product is priced good for the quality. If you have a child that is rough with toys, this is not a good chose. My daughter is 4 years old and she really enjoys this toy.
Product Description
Learn to play 3 songs / instructions included.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #8217 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Bontempi
- Model: CL4431/N
- Dimensions: 3.00" h x3.00" w x16.50" l,
Features
- For the budding musician - a silver clarinet for your home orchestra or marching band
- This toy clarinet by Bontempi has eight color-coded keys that can play eight different notes and children can play along with songs that are printed on the box
- The toy clarinet is plastic and has a shiny silver finish
- Fun to play and pretend
- Measures 16.5" long
