Wooden Abacus 17 Column(15.4in) Math Professional Soroban

I don't like writing reviews. But I do like this soroban. Completely useless, and worth every penny.

I don't know why but I love this thing. I wanted to teach my daughter how to use an abacus. So I... had to learn to use an abacus. Hence getting this thing. I learned how to use it from the manual plus some YouTube videos. It's super fun to use. I'm mad I never learned this as a kid! I know I would have spent way too long practicing to be really fast with it and competing with my other geeky friends. It seems really well made and is just... satisfying to look at and manipulate (and listen to). Not sure how to explain it really.

Much larger than a typical soroban. The beads are rounded without the pointed edges most soroban use. The frame looks glossy as well as the beads. This makes quite suitable for decoration. The beads move easily and the reset mechanism is durable and efficient. Overall I would recommend this for someone who is curious about learning to use a soroban and/or anyone looking for a decoration for the home or office. Although this abacus is perfectly usable it's a bit larger and heavy then it's smaller, more portable, counterparts. It's a fine product and I recommend it.

Bought two of them and thinking about getting another for our entire class (ages 6-9). They aren't cheap but so far the quality seems really good. The only part I'm not sure of is the dots, they don't line up with any rods, they are in between rods. Not sure if that is how they are supposed to be because the instructions show them lining up with the rods but it doesn't really matter, I think we prefer them the way they are. Really hope they last, looks like they will based on how sturdy it is. Wood isn't cheap either. Thanks!

Excellent

This abacus is a very sturdy build. the auto reset feature was a definite plus to it.

Great Build Quality. Worth the money. It’s also fairly big which makes it comfortable for kids/first time users.

the instructions were TOO SMALL,,,very tiny print....hard to read..had to struggle,,but the product itself is great.

Ótimo soroban de madeira. É bonito, bem acabado, funcional e possui o botão reset. Recomendo.

Excellente conception... le bouton "reset" est très utile. Very good product, the reset button is helpfull. Nice product to learn rapid math on the fingers...

It's very useful for kids and adults

Beads are not holding as it is supposed to

Esse soroban é ótimo. Comprei com o intuito de utilizá-lo como ábaco e como objeto decorativo em minha casa, por sua beleza artesanal. Ótima qualidade e acabamento. O produto cumpre exatamente com as informações descritas na página de vendas. Chegou dentro do prazo prometido.