Meinl Percussion Aluminum Doumbek Egyptian Goblet Drum, Hand Engraved — Made in Turkey — Synthetic Head, 2-Year Warranty (HE-2018)

Excellent sound!!!,I'm an experienced player,and have played many older doumbeks that were heavier.This one sounds just as good as Most other ones i've played,its almost just as loud as the more expensive doumbeks if not just as loud.The teks are super crisp and the finger rolls come through clear. The highs can get loud and the doum is basey, especially if you tweak the tuning. The drum over-all cuts through pretty well. The design on the one I received was very different than the one in the picture. so I was a little disappointed, but it still looks & sounds really nice, and its a lot lighter than older doumbeks. For $140 after tax I'm really impressed so far. I received it in two days as promised. The case is thin and fairly cheap, but wrapping it in a towel before you put it in is just an extra protectional step. Will be looking for a better case. The extra drum head and tuning wrench were a big plus for the money. I highly recommend this drum and most other Meinl instruments and accessories, which I have used I've used in the past. When other companies fail me, Meinl always saves the day at great prices!!!

I don't normally purchase instruments sight-unseen or without trying them. When I have done so in the past, they were either poorly made, cheap sounding, or broke within a month or two of regular use. No so with this drum. It has become a favourite. Nice and light, pretty to look at, and sounds great! Best of all is the value for the price. Sometimes it's not a good idea to sacrifice quality for low cost, but I've had this drum a while now and use it regularly. It has yet to disappoint.

Looks great, sounds even better. Very nice product and definitely worth the wait.

The teks are sweet, but the low doum sound is not quite as deep, full and rich as I would have liked, but that's okay, I guess. You see I have two other doumbeks that handle the bass tone all too fine. That's why I got this one; especially for the tek (rim) sounds. Still, it would have been nicer if the doum sound was somewhat fuller and richer. I'll experiment more with the tuning. Maybe that's the problem.

I wanted a smaller sized Doumbek for our music room, and this model fits the bill very nicely. It looks very nice, and I get compliments on it all the time, but more importantly, it sounds very nice. It does not have deep, deep lows, but for that you really must purchase a much more expensive instrument. It is by no means a professional Doumbek, but it is also definitely not a toy. For learning how to play or just casual(non-professional) use, this instrument is a very solid choice. I am very satisfied with this purchase.

Good Darbuka for this price range- comes with extra head and case-Lightweight- good for travel!

I have received a box with the Doumbek wrapped in a plastic protection bag, spare head, carrying bag and the tuning key. The carrying bag zipper was damaged so I had to send it for custom repair but this is not a big issue. The Doumbek is beautiful. The hand made ornaments are good and the quality of the sound is great, especially the Dum. It feels very nice and the quality of the aluminium and the shapes are very good. I am very satisfied with this purchase!

It sounded great but the engraved design had rough jagged edges that could cut the musician.There was a dent on the rim. I returned it for the hand hammered aluminum Meinl Doumbek which we got and was silky smooth percussion perfection!