Review on Fisher-Price Classic Xylophone: Timeless Melodies for Kids by Russell Ross

We are not big fans of this xylophone. I chose the Fisher-Price over many other options because it had a hammer attached to it with a string which I thought would serve the dual purpose of keeping us from losing the hammer and my son too allowed to use it as a walk. along the toy. Unfortunately, the cable is so short that not only can he not walk with it, he can barely maneuver the hammer to hit the keys (that's what you call metal parts?). Another thing I don't like about this xylophone is that either the type of metal or the construction of the toy muffles the sound. You have to hit the keys with such precision to get any clean tone at all, and even then it sounds awful. I don't know what I was expecting but I was hoping for better musical quality.