Heavier than I thought it would be. Large tongue sounds are great. Small tongue higher notes not as clear. Great relaxing mineral jade green colour. Easy to pick up where the notes are. Some of the songs in book did not sound right and have rewritten them. I saw this drum for $80 a couple of weeks ago but when I went to buy it, the price had gone up to $99.99! Seems strange when other drums were on special for this one to become $20 dearer???? Doesn't make sense. The same model drum in different colours were all different prices??? Just the same, I am happy with this drum and the range of 14 notes which pretty much give two octaves and makes it easy to pick out notes to play other tunes not in the book. Not sure what it is made off. Details say copper and then other details say steel alloy??? I picked this drum because copper gives a good sound, as in sing drums.