• Pair of Roosebeck 7 inch Rosewood bones
  • Close view of the Roosebeck ebony bones
  • Roosebeck ebony bones crossed to show their curve
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Hand Percussion

Roosebeck Bones, 7-Inch Pair, Rosewood or Ebony

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7-Inch PairRosewood or EbonyCurved and Tapered

Ideal for: Irish and folk musicians, session players and bodhran players adding a second rhythm instrument

A pair of 7 inch bones in dense Rosewood or ebony.

Bones are one of the oldest rhythm instruments in Irish and folk music: two curved slats held in one hand and rocked together to click out a beat. These Roosebeck bones are 7 inches long and 7/8 inch wide, with a slight curve, and taper from 1/16 to 1/4 inch thick. The dense hardwood gives a clear, sharp click.

Holding the Bones

Hold one bone between your index and middle fingers and the other between your middle and ring fingers, curves facing each other. Keep a loose wrist and rotate it as if shaking water off your hand; the free bone strikes the fixed one. Start slowly with a steady triplet and the rhythm comes with practice.

Technical Specifications

Length 7 inches
Width 7/8 inch
Thickness Tapers from 1/16 to 1/4 inch
Wood Rosewood or ebony

What's in the Box

One pair.

2 Bones

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Roosebeck Bones, 7-Inch Pair, Rosewood or Ebony

Rosewood

$31
$31
Tradition you can feel, craftsmanship you can hear.
Solid tonewoods
Cured, cut, and chosen for sound.
Voiced by hand
Fretboards dressed, action set, bridges fit by our luthiers.
Made to be played
Built for working musicians, designed to sound better the more you play it.
Since 1973
Five decades of building instruments that last generations.