Very reasonably priced, this hybrid instrument is a metal güiro as well as a powerful shaker. It can be scraped or shaken according to the player’s intention. This model is particularly aimed at percussionists anxious to make their instrument set as compact as possible.

There is a strong linkage between this percussion instrument of the scraped idiophone family and musical traditions from Central America, to Porto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
It is played by scraping its upper, grooved part with a thin stick, or by striking its shell. Characteristic of such famous rhythms as Son and Salsa, its distinctive sound and insistent patterns remind cricket chirping.

This model has a convenient handle that can also be used to fix it to a stand.

Details
Length: about 15,35 in
Diameter: about 3,15 in
Weight: about 600 g
Delivered with its comb-like scraping tool