The sparkling, chirping, splashing tones readily mix with almost any musical flavour. The podlike shape fits easily into the hand and may be manipulated for many interesting effects. Spark Shakers may be played in pairs, or in combination with other shakers for even more variations.

The MEINL Spin Spark Shaker is equipped with a screw-mounted disc that adjusts and amplifies the characteristics of the fundamental pitch. When the disc is tight, the pitch is highest; and it deepens as the disc is loosened. There is a distinctively pleasant supplemental timbre.

One side of the MEINL Headed Spark Shaker is a drum head! Premium goatskin and a steel shell provide a rattling combination of crisp warm tones and a bright metal timbre.

Two great new Shakers from Bill Saragosa! The Clamshell Spark Shakers have a single solid weld holding the two halves of the shell together like a hinge. When you squeeze the two halves together, you get a wildly variable pitch response. It comes in two pitches, for high-low combinations.