The EM347 is a small wooden fish shaped guiro approximately 20cm in length. Complete with a wooden scrapper, this guiro gives you a 3" ribbed playing area with two underside finger holes to help you hold this noisy yet rhythmic instrument. The Guiro is a Latin-American percussion instrument which first appeared several hundred years ago. It is played by dragging the pua (playing stick) along the fluted shell which creates the familiar ratchet-like sound. The guiro are played similar to the maracas and are usually accompanied by a singer.