Meinl 4-pc Egg Shaker Set

Pretty good, thought they were going to be a little too small sounding or for kids but I’ve recorded them a few times on my tracks and they sound pretty decent, each one varies in loudness and timbre, easy to learn with and would buy again from this brand.

Actually bought these for my kid as the other egg shakers for children are painted and did not seem sturdy. These are good quality and produce a good sound. Weight is nice and they are all different. My son loves playing with these!

Very pleased with this set of PAI shakers. All 4 have different sound levels. They seem sturdy. I like the size of the shakers and the bright colors. Perfect for use at an open mic.

My child loves these! They are not an annoying sound when he shakes them and I don’t have to worry about what’s inside because it doesn’t look like they could easily break open.

Nice to have shakers that give you from soft to extra loud. Just depends on where you are shaking it as to the level you need!

These 4 egg shakers came at a bargain price and are made by a reputible percussion company. I use them for minor percussion while listening to or playing music and plan to use them for studio and meditative reasons. They are all clearly labeled by sound level. They each carry a distinct tone so if you are using them all at the same time, you can pick their sound out individually. The red and black are the loud and extra loud eggs, and they have a tinny sound. For my personal preference I use and like the white and grey eggs the most. They have soft sounds (especially the white) and are much more soothing than rattling on the ears. It all depends on what sound you are going for. Holding the egg sideways and swishing it back and forth can create a much quieter sound from the louder eggs that can be more soothing that normally shaking them. The shape of the eggs makes them fairly versatile - there is so much more one can do with these shakers than you would believe. Remember that the sound depends on not just the product but how you hold and handle it! :) I would recommend this to any musician for studio or jam session use. It would also be a nice addition to a drum circle and would add a nice touch to a minor percussion set or music teacher's inventory. I would think it should also make for great meditative use, especially the white egg. This would also suffice as an amusing toy for a child of any age, and it seems safe for biting, throwing, stomping etc. as the shell is very durable. I would caution that its advertised use is specifically for percussion, though. The contents of the egg are no doubt harmful to children if they find a way out of the shell. Buy it, the price is a value and it makes for a fun addition to every day life.

Each shaker has a distinct, pleasant sound, but all the eggs blend well when shaken in a group.

We encountered shaker eggs at our local library storytime and my triplets were so enamored that I went online to find some as soon as we got home. After comparing a few types, we got these since they have four different loudness levels, which I thought might be an additional level of interest for the eggs. My husband and I sat around shaking these when they arrived and the different loudness levels are not terribly noticable. The loudest egg and softest egg (the volume level is printed on the back) sound slightly different, as if one has sand and the other has rice inside, but on a daily basis it would be hard to differentiate and that's between the two extremes. Nonetheless, it's a little fun bonus above a set of the same four eggs. The kids LOVE these eggs. They are perfectly shaped and a good size to fit in their grubby little fists. They shake them with great vigor and love the noise and so do we! It's a relaxing, you're-at-the-beach-type noise which is a nice alternative to the electronic beep and music chaos that can usually be found in our playroom. I look forward to the kids being able to use these for years to come as we teach them about rhythm and making music. There is a barely visible seam around the equator of the egg, but it seems pretty solid, I have no concerns that they would pop open, a complaint that I encountered when looking at cheaper shaker eggs, and the logo does not look like it will easily peel or wear off either. We got them at 11 months, but they would have been usable months ago, as soon as they could keep hold of an item. Even before that they would probably have enjoyed us shaking the eggs at them. My only (extremely niggling) complaint is with the colors. In order of softest to loudest the eggs are white, grey, red, and black. The red just seems bizarre to my OCD self. I'd rather have two colors of grey or multiple bright colors or maybe even have red be the loudest egg - warning, this egg is RED, you are shaking the loudest egg so prepare for a shaking rice sound instead of shaking sand! But as I said, this is an issue that barely even counts as a complaint and in no way affects my recommendation to purchase these. In fact, I already purchased them for a friend's kids within a week of getting them ourselves and think they'd even make a great addition to baby shower baskets, Easter baskets, toy kitchen sets, and a number of other applications.