Meinl Percussion SLB25 Hand Sleigh Bells

This bell is great. The bells ring loudly and have a pleasant ring to them. It’s very durable and not too heavy. Used themWhile I was playing as Santa forAn event and were very satisfied with this purchase.

I needed a set of bells for our worship team. I was absolutely blown away by how crisp and clean this set sounds! Tthe handle is nicely contoured and seems as though it will last a very long time. This instrument far exceeded my expectations.

Great quality bells. Essential for Christmas gigs

I had to purchase this for a perfomance of sleigh ride as well as a few other Christmas tunes for a community band group I play with. Having bought meinl cymbals in the past as well as other aux percussion from them, I felt confident they would do the job.They have a nice tone and their weight was what I could expect from a professional instrument. I had to personally do a bit of mod to it making it hands free by drilling a hole in the base of the handle to thread it to a cymbal stand, thus making it hands free.I felt the handle was durable enough to take on the drilling and screwing which it did without fail.Overall I would recommend this brand of sleigh bells for any reason your music calls for.

These are very loud bells, good for a big group of carolers or if one needed a very strong loud bell sound, like for a stage performance where the sound needs to travel far. The quality seems great but we are exchanging for a smaller bell as it is needed only to accompany an individual vocalist, for our needs.

You'll love the sound and quality of these sleigh bells, but be prepared for a workout. They're pretty heavy and a bit unwieldy for smaller hands. That said, I'm very well-pleased with the product. Everywhere I go now, I'm jingling all the way with a whole lot of shaking going on!

but it's heavy. Depending on the tempo of the music you are creating, it may be a bit heavy for faster tempo songs. It's 25 bells certainly provide a very full sound, and it's weight tells me it is well constructed, but I am ordering another one, with fewer bells for up-tempo songs.

2 minor complaints: First, I wish they'd left off the bell on the top so I could set it down without putting pressure on the bells (I might remove it at some point). Second, I wish they'd made the end of the handle wide and flat so I could play it by holding it upside-down with one hand and tapping down with the palm of the other hand (I might modify this as well). No regrets, though--Good, full sound! Yes, you can get a quieter dynamic out of it. It just takes a gentle touch. Yes, the beads keep rolling for a while and make some sound even when you're not ringing it, but the sound between rings is not loud enough to be a problem.