Glockenspiel Unboxing and Review | 30 Note Chromatic Glockenspiel Bells from Rakumi

[@maria2400]

Wow. I am impressed by this. I’d love to get my daughter one for Christmas. She played percussion in school. I would like to see more reviews of instruments like this. Thanks

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

That sounds like an amazing gift! 😊

[@Mrsbitter1]

I am also in love with the sound of bells and glockenspiel and I was asking for a glockenspiel for Christmas so I am really excited I hope I get it

[@alexscott1257]

Great review and I love your energy! It really put me in a good mood! Thanks a lot!

[@Mrsbitter1]

I also just realized it has a keyboard layout that will make learning it much easier for me already knowing the note layout

[@aleedulcimer]

Fun!!! My elementary school's band taught glockenspiel as their percussion instrument. It was so popular you had to be chosen to learn it! I went with flute in band, but one of my good friends got lucky and learned glockenspiel!

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Oh how fun! I started on flute too and it will always have a special place in my heart 😊

[@harounel-poussah6936]

Well, the real glockenspiels cost about 3800€ for a Bergerault or Adams, and even 5600€ for the Kolbach, these are no toys...

[@musicalmiscellany]

Oh wow. That makes my soprano glockenspiel look lame. LOL. I've always liked the sound of keyboard percussion instruments. This one has a really nice pitch range. I love the way it folds too. That makes it so much easier to transport. Very cool!

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

I loved that soprano glockenspiel too! I'm low key on the lookout for a nice wooden xylophone or tongue drum right now, I feel like I need more woody tones in my life 😅

[@musicalmiscellany]

@@MusicalMollyKhan Wood tongue drums are very nice. I wouldn't mind having one either.

[@kathysheeran6589]

Wow I’m looking to learn an instrument as an adult. That seems cool and something different. Was loving the sound of a hammered dulcimer but Thinking it would take way longer to learn. Love your video and your personality

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Thank you! Depending on how much musical experience you have, the hammered dulcimer might actually be easier - it's more intuitive for those with no musical background, in my opinion. But if you know anything at all about piano the bells will definitely be easier! 😊

[@harounel-poussah6936]

Thank you for this test Molly, now I know I won't buy this model. Can be OK for kids, not to make a record with: Aluminium is a no-go for me, I'm looking for affordable tuned percs for the backline of my recording studio, this one won't make it, I feel that the most affordable OK-sounding one is a €222 (but comes with a stand and some accessories) 32 notes one from Thotho. For sure, the Bergerault or the Sonor ones are absolutely stellar, but they're in another price range (885-2300€ for 2.5 octaves) while the entry-priced ones for 3-3.5 octaves are at 1.4k€ and consider €3.8k for the Bergerault or the Adams ones. I'll delete this one from my Amz list, it won"t make. I'm not against cheap instruments, I used an €120 (in 1992) Korean fretless bass for 15 years: once I had installed an EMG PB+JB pickup set and did a few mods, it sounded truly as good as a Fender US one: the body was "only" 7 parts of alder while it's not uncommon to see 11 parts on Fender US standard series (yup!) end 80's/early 90's, but, on this one, sorry, aluminium blades definitively don't make it, it's a toy glockenspiel

[@thesarus1]

Great video Molly and I love your work. I am a Piano Teacher in the UK but have always wanted a Glockenspiel or Xylophone and was looking on Amazon this morning. Could you try Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter at some point (if you get time) It sounds great on piano and my students love playing it - but I suspect it would sound really good on your new instrument. 😊

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

I love that idea! I've played a beginner version on harp before, I might have to dig it out and try it 😊

[@christophe1988]

Hello, I am from France and I discovered this xylophone by chance on the Internet. 👍🏻 I quickly liked it! Already by its magnificent wood and its aluminum notes. The drumsticks are super suited to the instrument. I'm a beginner but I've already managed to reproduce Eminem's Whitout Me. (lala la la) 😄 I even managed a chorus by Michel Sardou (Les Lacs du Connemara). It's crazy ! 🤩 I discovered your channel recently and it's a bit thanks to your video that I wanted to acquire this instrument so...thank you! 🥰

[@harounel-poussah6936]

Xylophone is with wood, preferably rosewood, wenge or padauk blades, not aluminium

[@christophe1988]

@@harounel-poussah6936 Hello 👋☺ ( _We don't know how to greet these days..._ ) Thanks for these informations. 👌 Does that change anything? 🤔 Currently, I have no problems with the instrument. It's perfect ! ☺👍

[@harounel-poussah6936]

@@christophe1988 : c'est toujours tellement mieux de passer pour un ignare, t'as raison... Un xylophage, ça mange de quoi encore? Parfait pour un jouet... C'est vrai qu'un 2,5 octaves à un tel prix, c'est attirant et il semble assez agréable à l'oreille, mouais, enfin, je parie que t'as pas trop été t'écouter d'autres carillons d'entrée de gamme dispo sur le marché... Et devine ce qui m'a mené ici? Je ne suis pas trop du genre à acheter du matos sans savoir comment ça sonne, et ce ne sont pas des jouets que je me cherche mais bien des percus pour le backline d'un studio d'enregistrement, et je ne parle pas d'un home studio ou de trucs touts numériques où il n'y a plus personne qui joue dessus, et il y a même moyen de ne plus chanter pour de vrai, d'ailleurs, les meilleures ventes de logiciels de zik en Corée et Chine sont des chanteurs virtuels dont on achète les profils sous Vocaloid... J'estime que le minimum intéressant pour un glocken est de sonner à peu près comme icelui (AMHA, sorti des banques de samples Akai): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJCneoSubKp1pMk et certes, il n'a que 1,5 octave mais icelui à 89€ sonne vraiment à ce niveau, mais viens d'une très fameuse marque de batteries/percussions allemande: www.thomann.de/fr/sonor_ng30_glockenspiel.htm?listPosition=2&type=manufacturer et certes, passer en 2,5 octave en coutera 125€ de + et un peu de bricolage pour joindre les deux: www.thomann.de/fr/sonor_ng31.htm MAIS AU MOINS, ça sonnera PRO! Certes, ça finit à 200 balles mais tu claques ça sur un album, t'as pas à rougir, ça se fout à côté des grosses banques de samples.

[@christophe1988]

@@harounel-poussah6936 The notes are aluminum. The rest is wood. I find that this xylophone is of good quality for the use made of it. 😉👌🏻 Don't worry about insects, the wood is treated for that. 😃

[@Mrsbitter1]

Also I don't know if that is a piano behind you it looks like one but it looks beautiful I only play keyboard so I am excited to maybe get a piano in the future

[@de_sutansah5185]

with that musical instrument you can bring the song Indonesia Raya 🥳

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

I will have to look for that one! 😊

[@de_sutansah5185]

Don't look for too long, I'm waiting for the show 🥳

[@Turbothrill3417]

Btw I recognize the song you played after that weird scale stuff its called sakura

[@DianaTKalimba]

Look so nice 😍

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Thank you! 😊

[@Turbothrill3417]

I love music

[@EduardoMendez-vm3yu]

EL RANGO DE LOS PRECIOS CUESTAN EN DOLARES LOS USD $600

[@connieLo87365]

So cool. Thanks Molly. May I ask how many instruments do you play? So cool

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

It is a lot of fun! Honestly I've never met an instrument I couldn't figure out, but I only really play harp and flute passably well 😂

[@user-xm4tt4ix7j]

Japanese music ''Sakura''

[@ehsanrostamimusic509]

hi dear friend good evening how are you? excuse me is there a glockenspiel instrument but it's first note to be c 4 in the middle octave and this model of glockenspiel instrument that you have spoken about it it's first note is almost in fa and sol 5 octave? and please guide/lead me.

[@Cocytus]

Right! I am thinking now, we as the audience should get a bit of Mozart or Beethoven or Vivaldi being played on this new Glockenspiel. How Musical is Molly Khan?? Would love to find out. :)

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

I would love to, but have you ever heard the phrase "Jack of all trades, master of none"? 😅 I am a huge instrument and music theory nerd but my performance skills are NOT up to par 😂

[@Cocytus]

@@MusicalMollyKhan Okay. This is what you do. Like this girl describes in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIWZnWumoZyrmrM You can apply the same concept to this instrument, where you simply look up the notes that make up whichever song you are wanting to play and since this instrument has all the notes etched into each key, all you have to do is match up the notes in the correct order. Don't need to be a master to do this basic thing. Happy Tchaikovsky Playing. May I recommend Scene from Swan Lake?? :)

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

@@Cocytus 😂😂😂 sounds easy enough!!

[@Cocytus]

@@MusicalMollyKhan you'll do fine. And I am looking forward to your future review on the Hurdy Gurdy. :)

[@greenanole9435]

I just bought one of these as a result of your review. I like it, but as you said the mallets aren’t very high quality. Can you recommend some different mallets to buy?

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Great question! I have been experimenting with different mallets and found that rubber doesn't give a good sound, but wood makes the bells ring out very clear! Try these: amzn.to/3jhZHR9 I really am loving the sound 😊

[@angelacherrington208]

Mist importantly. Is it accurately tuned?

[@marcinmorun]

Is the 30-note Glockenspiel ideal for adults who want to learn to play?

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Yes absolutely! It has a good sound and this one has notes engraved as well, which definitely helps as a beginner 😊

[@TheGravygun]

Nice top

[@mattdelany6799]

They look crooked, and they don’t ring out.

[@c_farther5208]

Too bad the mallets are not different to capture the warmth of the notes.

[@MusicalMollyKhan]

Yes! I just got another glockenspiel today so I'll have to dig out some better mallets and do a comparison video 😊

[@LittleRichard1988]

Rubber mallets are easily attainable on their own.

[@andy5272]

I am from Germany and I wonder why you call it Glockenspiel, as if there is not english word for it. isn’t it Chimes?🤔

[@nicelady51]

Why did you do that to your ears?

[@klasjonssonmusic]

After admitting that you "earn from qualifying purchases", you still want us to take this "review" seriously? It's not a review, it's an ad.

[@_vicky599]

Are you munit