Description

n the way it produces sound, the Rakatak is similar to the maracas. You hold the handle in your hand and make rattling movements back and forth. However, the sound is fundamentally different. With the Rakatak there is no filling, but rather a hollow sound body that is open at the top and has a mallet inserted through it. With the movement, the mallet strikes the sides of the sound body, producing the characteristic sound that is reminiscent of the patter of a horse or the clatter of a rattlesnake. With just one note per movement, the Rakatak enables children to make precise and accentuated music.

The most important features at a glance:

Timbre: very bright
Material: Beech
Treatment: waxed
Color: yellow
Length: 185 mm / 7,289′
Diameter: 35 mm / 1,379

The Rakatak is made of local beech wood, the balls on the mallet are painted yellow, which is resistant to saliva and sweat.

The yellow Rakatak has the brightest sound among the Rohema - Rakatak models.

Worth knowing

ROHEMA PERCUSSION has been producing in Markneukirchen since 1888 and is therefore one of the most traditional companies in the industry worldwide. The 5th generation family business is run by master craftsmen Matthias and Andreas Hellinger. Using craftsmanship and modern fully automatic machines, a wide variety of rhythm and percussion instruments, drumsticks, mallets and batons are manufactured from high-quality materials.