Scrapers
PP3222 Mini wood guiro and shaker combination
Made in the north of Thailand using sustainable jackfruit wood.
Just stroke the back of the frog with the thick end of the stick and…..
You can definitely knock on wood with this collections of wooden percussion instruments
Included are a guiro, double agogo, tulip block, tone block, a pair of claves, a slapstick, wood block and mini wood guiro
Ideal for educational use
This set of 9 different percussion instruments is a great starter kit for anyone who wants to make a variety of rhythmic sounds.
Traditional, hand made wood güiro / bamboo reco reco especially popular in Capoeira. The warm sounding effect mixes well with other wood instruments like the agogo de castanha, berimbau, atabaque and pandeiro. The torpedo-shaped compact percussion instrument is also known from Latin percussion. It has small grooves which are rubbed with a hard wood stick to produce rhythmical patterns. The instruments is made of the single limbs of raw bamboo trees and has an almost completely natural finish.
This item has been designed to provide two instruments for the price of one. Firstly, the bamboo tube is filled with small stones to create an excellent shaker. Secondly, the bamboo has been hand carved into shallow ridges to make a great sounding guiro. The instrument is supplied with a scraper and has been decorated with a technique of burnt etching.
These bamboo guiro/shakers are hand made in Bali using fast growing bamboo, as a result they do not effect the level of hardwood forests making their production more environmentally friendly.
The traditional MEINL Wood Guiro produces a warm and cutting sound.
The big brother to our bestselling XSF frog.
Made in Northern Thailand.
8 x 12cm
The smaller version of these frogs – this green and naturally coloured frog sounds great.
Made sustainably in Vietnam, you just stroke them with the stick to get a very realistic frog sound.
6cm x 4cm
This modern version of the Puerto Rican instrument traditionally made from fragile, natural gourds is constructed of durable precision moulded, high strength plastic and features perfectly spaced grooves for consistent sound. Includes an LP245-S scraper and draw-string carrying bag.
Approximately 8cm x 35cm
- The guiro, used in cumbia and salsa music is the most famous scraper, whether in the original form of a long gourd with parallel notches played with a stick (or pua), or modern versions in wood, plastic, metal and fibreglass
- Other scrapers include various frog, crocodile, bird or fish shaped woodblocks with ridged surfaces, the washboard played in cajun and zydeco music and the Brazilian reco reco