20" Natural Cactus Rainstick

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Product Features

• Traditional-style rainstick, made from the capado cactus.
• Decorated with a colorful woven fabric band (colors and styles will vary).
• Due to the natural materials used, sizes will vary; the average size is about 20" long.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20 x 3 x 3 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002KTW3O
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,820 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #7 in Musical Instruments > Drums & Percussion > World Instruments > Rainsticks

Product Description

The traditional rainsticks originated in northern Chile where they are used in ceremonies to bring rain. Made from the skeleton of the capado cactus: when the cactus dies it is dried, hollowed out, and filled with small seeds or pebbles. Small nails are driven through the hull of the cactus in a spiral formation, and when the rainstick is inverted the fill striking the nails creates the sound of water falling. As you use your rainstick the seeds will polish and develop an even finer sound. These rainsticks will not wear out, they only wear in. Due to the natural materials used, this instrument is somewhat fragile in nature and will need to be handled with care.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Awesome!, August 17, 2006

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Elderbear (Loma Linda, Aztlan) - See all my reviews
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Rainsticks are a dime a dozen. I didn't expect much when I ordered this one, other than it would be larger than average. The item description doesn't do it justice - this thing is HUGE!!! One can modulate it to get anything from a light rain to a heavy downpour. Due to size, the sound can continue much longer before inverting than with the smaller rainsticks. I was totally unprepared for this - and I love it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a beauty!, March 20, 2009

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Linda Armstrong (Grand Junction, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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Are you looking for a gift for someone who is interested in world music? Here it is. It's inexpensive. The service is fast. Best of all, it's beautiful and it's fun! If I were to do anything different, I might buy a longer one, but this one is fine. A bonus: The UPS guy was adorably puzzled by the long box with the fascinating sound : )

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly fun!, January 13, 2011

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JJ - See all my reviews

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The rain stick is for my classroom as an attention getter, and the kids love it. Nothing like a rain stick to "shake" things up a little bit!