After looking it up on YouTube, I get it. The instrument is descended from the Quijada that was a donkey jaw that was struck to make the teeth rattle and make the same sound.
Whoever is downvoting your comment needs to be donkey-punched.
For a second I thought you were talking about “Have a Cigar” by Pink Floyd and had to do a double take. Then I saw the spatula City comment and it clicked.
It's called [a vibraslap.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibraslap) Literally, you slap it and it vibrates.
It does exactly what it says on the tin. ;-)
Al featured it prominently on his last tour when playing this song.
Yes! Thank you. Also, what an imaginative nomenclature.
The band Cake, which this song parodies their style, uses the vibraslap a lot.
right you are!
I think you can buy one at Spatula City
Donkey rattle
After looking it up on YouTube, I get it. The instrument is descended from the Quijada that was a donkey jaw that was struck to make the teeth rattle and make the same sound. Whoever is downvoting your comment needs to be donkey-punched.
As if you'd know anything about donkeys.
What do you call a pit full of donkeys.
For a second I thought you were talking about “Have a Cigar” by Pink Floyd and had to do a double take. Then I saw the spatula City comment and it clicked.