Monday 25 February 2013

Jaffa Cake Shaker

I recently witnessed my friend Josh using a shaker for part of the percussion piece to his drum set the other day. I was inspired by this shaker, as it was no ordinary shaker, but a shaker that had been formed using rice grains and a cylindrical Jaffa Cake container. To raise just a couple of points about its amazingly brilliant design, firstly the space within this container is more than adequate for the grains of rice needed to make a great shaker and secondly, the container is securely sealed at each end to ensure no grains of rice escape, therefore deeming this unsuitable as a shaker. The harder Josh worked this shaker, the better it sounded and I am excited about the crowds of people who will hear this shaker and admire its excellent quality in sound, texture and appearance at future gigs.

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