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I've now tried three Xylophones from a variety of vendors (including ELC).
The first was bought from an Amazon seller, who claimed to be passionate about pre-school education. Although the instrument looked nicely made, the actual notes made were cacophanous cacophonous at best. Two of the keys seemed to be nearly justaposed juxtaposed (although that would wrongly imply that they were in-tune but out of sequence). The result was a toy that could potentially put a child off music for life.
The second Xylophone was bought from a market stall in Ukraine, so I wasn't expecting the most accurate tonality. It was better than the educational tool, but the ends of the beaters fell off within minutes (huge choking hazard) and the tuning was nowhere near good enough to educate and thrill the children.
