We've generally had a lot of luck with Melissa & Doug products - they're usually well made, fairly priced and things our son enjoys playing with. This kazoo is an exception. It's almost impossible to get much sound out of this at all, let alone a sound that resembles a traditional kazoo. My wife and I have tried any number of techniques, including some offered in other Amazon reviews, and nothing gets much more than a muffled buzzing out of it. Our son is teething and the metal kazoo we have that he has a blast playing with has paint on it that we're concerned about him nibbling off. We also have a plastic one that sounds decent as well but were hoping that teething on wood would be less of an issue than plastic. Disappointed to find out that this one didn't fit the bill.