Latin Percussion LP3012 Wood Pandeiro 12"

It's tough to find good reviews of Pandiero's onilne. I have a couple of Pandiero's; this one is around twice the price of my smaller 10" and it's a different feel altogether.

The LP12" is built extremely well and is also a heavier drum. The skin feels very durable and the thickness means you can use less or no tape. The Jingles sounds beautiful, with a low, crisp tone that doesn't get to 'annoying' and bright when practicing - I'm sure it would cut through in a band but for recording, the darker jingles sound perfect.

The skin is quite smooth so I'm currently struggling to do consistent rolls on it the way you could on a traditional skin: this is likely my terrible technique ;)

This is a Pandiero for people who've already played for a while, as you'll already need to have built some strength to play well; with such a 'large' and heavy drum, a great addition would have been a hand grip, but I'm a fan as it's a well-made, heavy and dark-sounding drum not to mention also rather pretty.

Very good quality. Pleased with purchase