Does a decent SCRING although skeptics might describe it as somewhat closer to SHRING, either way a nice sound. Don't use hi-hat but and this only handheld, I'm thinking of getting a strap so I can fix this to my hand around the wrist area.
I also have a couple more of those tambourines from Meinl of the same nature but diffferent materials, nice as well and cool to have a pair that is not the same, somewhat organic.