Betzold Musik Mexican wooden guiro, fish shape

A Mexican wooden guiro in a cheerful, red-green painted fish shape with a scraper, ideal for music in kindergartens, schools, or music schools. The guiro is a percussion instrument, originally made from a dried gourd, but nowadays it is made from wood, plastic, or metal. Using the accompanying scraper stick, you can scrape over the grooves of the guiro to produce rattling sounds. Guiros are musical instruments that are easy to play intuitively, making the "rattle cucumber" particularly popular among children. The guiro is an essential part of Cuban music, is used in pop music, and also has a place in some orchestras. Like all rhythm instruments, the wooden guiro is very suitable for early musical education. Therefore, it can be used in kindergartens and schools, as well as in music schools. The guiro is 30 cm long and is modeled after dried gourds.