Мастерская Сереброва / Fan spoons "troika"

Who and when the first thought of turning our ordinary tablespoons into a percussion instrument is now completely impossible to say. But the fact that this is both before and now the simplest, most colorful and widespread instrument of the Russian people is an indisputable fact. Our painted wooden spoons are popular not only in our country, but also abroad. Thousands of them are taken by foreigners to their homes as souvenirs. Still: easy, beautiful, cheap and "two birds with one stone" at once is an ancient household item and it is also a musical instrument. Wooden spoons and ladles can be bought in shops, bazaars, or carved from dry wood by yourself. There are folk craftsmen who specialize in the manufacture of musical spoons. Their products are somewhat thicker, which means strength and greater sonority; they use the finest woods. Some performers hang bells on spoons, decorating the clattering clatter with an additional ringing. They are wooden spoons fixed on a beech block. Bar thickness 15 mm, length 90 mm, width 30 mm. Fan spoons consist of 3 spoons. On a bar, spoons are located at an angle of 22 degrees and at a distance of 35 mm from each other. Spoons are attached to the base of the bar with glue. One more spoon is included in the set of the musical instrument. It's called the PLAYING spoon. It is an ordinary music spoon. Material: maple, oak. Game techniques Fan spoons are an interesting and entertaining instrument. At concert performances, he always attracts the attention of the audience. They play it by hitting the fan spoons with a playing spoon. Sliding and rhythmic single beats are used.