Shakers
Single Egg Shaker
Each colour egg is a different weight
LIme: 36 g
Yellow: 44g
Purple: 26g
Orange: 38g
Blue: 50g
A loud, nutty rattle.
Handmade in Ghana, this juju shaker consists of dried palm nuts fixed onto a woven handle.
It has been made near the beach by Christine.
This product helps not only to keep local people in a job, but it is also utilizing sustainable resources and preserving traditional handicrafts.
16cm.
- Birchwood Body and Ovangkol Frontplate
- Compact size 2" x 2" x 2 3/4" (50 x 50 x 70 mm)
- Miniature size of a MEINL cajon
African Straw Shaker from Ghana.
Our caxixi -is a woven straw basket with beans that produces unique rhythmic sounds when shaken.
Large Entada seed pod shaker from Thailand. Sizes and shapes vary from straight(ish) to curved and some have truncated ends where the pod has broken off. Expect quirky and fabulous rather than perfect!
Decorated natural hide Maracca shaker with wood handle.
Two sizes: 13cm long and 18cm long
Hand-made basket rattle with a bell inside
The price is for one rattle
The MEINL Heel Shaker provides a hands free option by fitting in your shoe, just like a shoehorn. Simply slip it in and start tapping your foot. It's a great accessory for drummers, percussionists, guitarists, and singer/songwriters
Well made fibreglass Afrocuban Shekere with adjustable bead net - approx 34cm tall
This hardwood Japanese Kokiriko (also known as a pocket rattle) produces a lovely sounding rattle sound and is perfect for smaller children due to smaller size and the fun noise it produces. The sound effect is like falling dominos but lots of other effects and rhythms can be created depending upon how fast or slow it is played
Cha Cha from Peru - a natural rattle made with Cha Cha Nuts on a wood or cane handle. Hand made in Peru
Meinl Foot Shaker
Equip your feet with the Foot Shaker from MEINL! This is a hands-free instrument that delivers a precise, cutting shaker effect to go with any beat and set up.
The shaker is placed at an angle on the strap to produce a short, controlled sound that can accompany music for drummers and percussionists alike.
PP3222 Mini wood guiro and shaker combination
Hand rattle with Cabalonga nuts - this is a rituralistic instrumentfrom the Columbian Andes
Rattlesnake Tamborine Shaker
- Similar to a Jingle shaker but with silver metal jingles from a tambourine.
- 22cm long
- Shaken percussion is one of the most diverse groups of instruments there is
- Traditional shakers are often made of seeds, nuts or pods
- More high tech products involve wooden or metal oblongs and cylinders
- All provide that subtle rhythmic support for your ensemble
- See also the maracas section