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Ratchet (instrument)
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| Classification | Idiophone |
|---|---|
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 112.24 (Scraped wheels – cog rattles or Ratchet) |
| Related instruments | |
| Derkach | |
A ratchet or rattle, more specifically, cog rattle[1] is a musical instrument of the percussion family and a warning/signaling device. It operates on the principle of the ratchet device, using a gearwheel and a stiff board mounted on a handle, which rotates freely. Variants include the gragger (Yiddish: גראַגער) used in Judaism, the rapach, and the raganella.
- ^ "Cog rattle | musical instrument". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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