Product Description

Wooden peg puzzles are taken to the next level with this interactive puzzle that plays eight different musical instruments. Place the instrument in the proper place and listen to the unique sound it makes. Besides being lots of fun for budding musicians, this puzzle also reinforces cause-and-effect matching skills.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2874 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Melissa & Doug
• Model: 716
• Released on: 2007-03-13
• Dimensions: 11.80" h x 8.60" w x 1.00" l, 1.05 pounds

Features

• 8 piece sound puzzle
• Colorful musical instrument pictures
• Great Value
• Great Quality
• Recommended Age Rating is 2 Years and up

From the Manufacturer
We've taken peg puzzles to the next level with our wooden sound puzzle. Musical instrument sounds play when the pieces are properly placed into the board.

Customer Reviews

Sounds are not accurate and really quite annoying
I am hesitant to give this toy a bad review because I absolutely LOVE Melissa and SOug puzzles and my 2 year old just can't get enough of them. However, this one is just plain annoying. All the instruments play Old MacDonald and they are all done electronically and unfortunately do not sound very much like the instrument they represent. I am a music tecaher and I was overjoyed when I saw this puzzle to help teach my son the sounds of different instruments but it really doesn't accomplish that. Plus it's very loud (well they all are) and my husband and I are about to take the batteries out. AFTER I ordered my friend said she had the same puzzle and found it also to be the most annoying that she hides it from her toddler.

Detrimental to a child's music education!
First, the physical puzzle is fine. Just don't put the batteries in. Unless you want your child to learn to distinguish between bland, non-descript synth patches from a cheap Casio keyboard.

How hard could it have been to use an actual recording of the instrument for each piece? This company could easily use a public domain wave file, or better yet, ask some musicians or music educators to contribute a short melody. You wouldn't need access to an expensive recording studio, either. Today a cheap $300 handheld record would do the trick.

Do not buy if you value your child's musical education!
This is another failing sound puzzle by M&D. Their products are normally of good quality and this one like the farm animals is a disgrace. I am not trying to trash them, I just do not want you to be as upset as I was. All sounds were recorded using an organ of sorts and most sound nothing like the pictured instrument. The puzzle itself works out fine without batteries, just be aware that it is indeed a beginners' level puzzle (marked 2+). To their credit, M&D customer service were gracious and offered to send a non-sound playing replacement.