Description
STRONG AUTHENTIC TONE: the Meinl Agogo cuts through with bright melodic pitches and an open sound; these bells chime in with a brilliant tone that sits above most other percussion instruments.WHY IT MATTERS: it’s a sure bet you'll be heard playing in large ensembles—like Brazilian Samba music; layer your melodic patterns over the music to lift the rhythm.ONE BIG THING: the flexible handheld stem lets you squeeze the bells together to add clacking sound effects to your rhythms; this means you play accented notes between your sticking pattern.OF NOTE: the bells have a distinct pitch interval between them to play melodic rhythms; small bell has a high pitch, large bell has a low pitch.DRIVING THE SOUND: made with a hand brushed steel alloy that delivers a clear, bright attack note and medium sustain.BY THE NUMBERS: measures 14" L overall (including stem); 7 3/4" low pitch bell and 6" high pitch bell.THE BOTTOM LINE: this is a highly durable set of agogo bells that give you a classic sound for traditional Samba and Brazilian dance music; built for indoor and outdoor performances.THE BIG PICTURE: Meinl is a family-owned musical instrument manufacturer and brand established 1951 in Germany; our expert German designers have deep relationships with our builders to ensure you're delivered the absolute finest quality
