This is a fair attempt at a good idea. My first concern was that the elastic would come loose, but they’ve anchored it pretty well.
However, a couple evening’s worth of foot-tapping vibrated the metal pins that jingles are mounted on; and vibrated one of the pins loose during moderate playing. Pin fell out, and the jingles rolled away mid-song.The pins are just pushed into an open hole in the fabrication process ~ You’d expect a reputable percussion company to be aware that percussion instruments will be prone to rhythmic movements, and to make them stand up to such motions. Seems to be a product that was made sense on surface level, but was not real-situation tested.

I couldn’t decide on the Meinl or the LP so I purchased both (LP is often out of stock). If anyone is curious about the differences between these two, this review may help. Firstly, do not expect these to sound like a full tambourine. These only have four jingles. It’s a smaller sound, but they both deliver a good jingle, mic-ed or acoustic.

The Meinl is a bit louder and the elastic band is a bit larger (fits my size 12 athletic shoe toe and never moves). The Meinl has plastic surrounding the jingles and this unfortunately becomes part of it’s sound, but it’s not a deal breaker. It still delivers that nice, sharp jingle hit in place of a snare. I have a home-made wooden board with a Puck’n Stompa ( […] ) mounted in the rear end that I hit with my heel (for that bass-kick-drum sound) with the foot tambourine on the toe of the same foot. Sitting or standing I rock my foot back and forth hitting the bass with my heel, then hitting the tambourine with my toe. (I mic the tambourine).

The LP foot tambourine is a bit smaller. The jingles are not surrounded with plastic so they deliver a cleaner jingle, although not quite as loud as the Meinl. The LP elastic band is a bit tighter (works better for a smaller shoe size). I get equal use from the Meinl and the LP. I use the Meinl for louder/faster songs and the LP for quieter/slower songs. But I can play the Meinl quietly or the LP louder. They are both easy to control. How they each stand up with wear, time will tell. But at this price, you can’t lose. Enjoy!

The jingles make a nice controllable sound, but the strap is weak, fixed via staples into the plastic, and not adjustable which limits position to the toes or the forearm. I’ll have to modify it so it is a velcro or web strap because it tends to walk off your foot before the song ends. It would be nice to be able to attach to any limb and adjust the fit.