I actually sold my Xaphoon on Ebay after a few weeks - I didn't get on with it at all and the odd fingering (even below the break at the 12th) drove me nuts.

Nicely enough made but just didn't do it for me, and I'm a firm believer in the principle that if you haven't 'bonded' with an instrument after a few weeks it just isn't going to happen.

So I bought a soprano shawm instead, and am absolutely loving that (probably more than the rest of the family are in these early stages ...)