Good, not Great, Pandeiro
- Posted by
- Robert Wood
- Date Posted
- 07/12/2019
As a pro level pandeirista, I rate the Remo choro pandeiro w Skyndeep/Ultratac a solid 3.5.
It is a pro level pandeiro, with a very good deep tone coming from the THICK synthetic head. But because the head is thick AND SYNTHETIC, it is very monochromatic-not much, if any, pitch bending or nuance in that regard.
The pandeiro has a very nice shell finish, though composite "wood", and is on the HEAVY side of the scale.
The platinelas are lightweight brass, very nice light tone-again, fairly monochromatic.
The Ultratac is pretty scratchy on the fingers to begin with but then rubs/smears with use and hence becomes smooth/slippery, defeating the purpose of ease of rolls.
It's sort of a niche pandeiro and I would say buy it, especially if you dont have access to a good handmade(Bira, Pizzott, etc) pandeiro. GOPE, actually, makes the best, by far, mass produced pandeiro. But the Remo holds it's own pretty well.
Most Cool
- Posted by
- Randy Brush
- Date Posted
- 04/16/2012
Bought this after watching the video, and because it sounded fantastic! In person, easy to play although I would tension it low for best results. Well worth it!
awesome
- Posted by
- randy
- Date Posted
- 04/02/2012
Thank you remo ...this pandeiro is awesome .... the best available and I have the other two brands...
um....WOW!
- Posted by
- Gary Singleton
- Date Posted
- 01/29/2012
This is the beast pandiero I have ever played. It plays better than even other contemporanea pandieros I have played. You are looking for an awesome, yet cheap pandiero that is 100% quality, this is it. The head is awesome too, feels like real animal hide. The patented jingles are the best jingles I have ever heard as well.
If you want a pandiero, I highly recommend this one.
Amazing!
- Posted by
- Matt Hurley
- Date Posted
- 09/09/2011
I love how this pandeiro sounds! The jingles on here are very tight, which means an incredibly crisp samba. The head keeps a consistent pitch since it's plastic, but it doesn't sound like plastic (as long as you don't hit it too hard). The only thing I can see wrong with this is the finish on the wood is chipped off in one place already. Other then that, this has become my workhorse pandeiro!
Great Pandeiro
- Posted by
- Dorian May
- Date Posted
- 07/28/2011
Great pandeiro and worth the price. The jingles sound fantastic and the synthetic head sounds very much like a low pitched natural skin head.The pandeiro is lightweight and easy to play. I would purchase it again if it got damaged or lost.
