These sticks are light, they work absolutely smooth and they are really beautiful with the exception of the ugly top-knobs. When I received them I replaced these by simple wooden pearls and now the sticks are perfect and not almost any more.
If you like elegant and decent props these Chinese Sticks are a "must have"!
I am doing shows with tricks of the trade dated to around 1900 for the Art Nouveau day here in Darmstadt and never used my Chinese Sticks for they looked to modern. This Year I had the Mikame Stick, they look absolutely timeless and it's a real pleasure to perform with them.

I love these sticks they are a work of art. Really beautiful craftsmanship. But I got these because my first pair would jam sometimes and I am doing a run right now so needed back-ups. The cool thing is that the new pair a different than thd original. The wood is a little different color, you can see the wood grain, and thd strings are a little longer. So I got to see first hand that these are hand made and no two pairs are identical. Thd other cool thing is that Penguin Magic sold them for less than the first pair I got just 6 months ago.