Headless tambourine
percussion instrument of the family of idiophones, consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles
The headless tambourine differs from the standard tambourine by not having a drumhead. It is called "headless" because it lacks the drumhead, that is, the skin stretched over one side of the ring in a traditional tambourine. It produces a rhythmic jingling sound or a shake roll.
Jazz, pop and rock drummers sometimes mount a headless tambourine in the drum kit.
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