from Kevin Killian's Amazon review of the Hohner Soprano crow sounder woodblock--

"It lacks the Two-Tone's serrated edges-why, it's smooth and polished as a Brancusi sculpture, and almost as beautiful. What it does have is a high ringing clear bell tone that (they tell me) will stop a bird in its flight, for its sound is so high only birds can really hear all the reverberations. They call it the "crow sounder" because of the legendary aural prowess of our old friend the crow.

Soon you'll be pounding out beats like an old school rocker. Listen to the very beginning of "Honky Tonk Women" by the Stones, you'll hear this distinctive crow sounder (+ cow bells for that down home farm effect)."

Dip in for reviews of Dean Koontz, Wendy Hiller & c. & c. Mr. K is one of this hemisphere's great resources.