A Trio of New LP Shakers: Ingenious, Multi-tonal and Fun!
Sometimes the tiniest, most modest shakers can have the greatest impact.
This is certainly the case with the new LP Vari-Tone Shaker. You grasp
this small wonder and you shake it-simple. But if you want to alter
tone, you don't need to reach for something bigger. You simply experiment
with pressure. Squeeze the Vari-Tone a little harder, then a little
lighter, while you're shaking it. The tones shift and smiles erupt.
Out tumbles a range of tones shifting from tight to loose according
to the unique touch of the player.
Designed by LP in collaboration
with percussionist Emedin
Rivera, the LP Cyclone Shaker is destined
to be a "popular weapon" among percussionists. To play it,
you grasp it with the hand and then snap the wrist! It's that simple-
plus you can alter pitch and sustain simply by squeezing more or less
vigorously. The unique effects commend the Cyclone Shaker for stage,
theater, and any social gathering in need of enlivening!
Okay, it's
no valve trombone, but the new LP Wah Shaker (as in "wah wah")
requires two hands, placed such that palms seal both ends of the Wah'
Shaker. Then, well, shake it! That's not the end of it, however. By
readjusting palm coverage at the shaker end, you can produce a broad
range of sounds limited only by the imagination and good taste. This
is another fun one from LP, and one that'll find its musical niche
in movie scores, theaters and productions.
Listen to an audio clip of this instrument. LP351 Wah Shaker
Sometimes the tiniest, most modest shakers can have the greatest impact.
This is certainly the case with the new LP Vari-Tone Shaker. You grasp
this small wonder and you shake it-simple. But if you want to alter
tone, you don't need to reach for something bigger. You simply experiment
with pressure. Squeeze the Vari-Tone a little harder, then a little
lighter, while you're shaking it. The tones shift and smiles erupt.
Out tumbles a range of tones shifting from tight to loose according
to the unique touch of the player.
