Editing Vibraslap (section)

{{Short description|Percussion instrument}}
{{Distinguish|Vibraphone}}
{{Infobox instrument
| name                  = Vibraslap
| names                 =
| image                 = Vibraslap.JPG
| image_capt            = A vibraslap manufactured by [[Latin Percussion]]
}}
[[Image:VibraslapII.JPG|thumb|right|240px|Latin Percussion vibraslap showing metal teeth]]

The '''vibraslap''' is a [[percussion instrument]] consisting of a piece of stiff wire (bent into a U-shape) connecting a wooden ball to a hollow box of wood with metal "teeth" inside. The percussionist holds the metal wire in one hand and strikes the ball (usually against the palm of their other hand). The box acts as a resonating body for a metal mechanism placed inside with a number of loosely fastened pins or rivets that vibrate and rattle against the box.<ref name="Virginia Tech Online Music Dictionary">"[http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textv/Vibra-slap.html Vibra-Slap]", ''Music.VT.edu''. URL last accessed December 11, 2009.</ref> The instrument is a modern version of the [[jawbone (instrument)|jawbone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnicmusicalinstruments.com/Donkey-Call--Vibra-Slap.html |title=Donkey Call or Vibraslap |publisher=Ethnic Musical Instruments.com |access-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref>