This is a wooden scraper/rasp and woodblock from Vietnam. Stroking the stick along the "fins" on the fish's back produces a slightly ascending noise somewhat like a frog. The stick stores neatly in the fish's mouth. It was purchased at Lark in the Morning in San Francisco.
The samples include up and down strokes as well as some single hits. The pitch is approximately an "f". Note that single hits and some of the scrapes work quite well as pitched sounds in a sampler -- the Reason Refill of this instrument includes a few examples.
These files are original recordings and photos from the Sudden Sound Studio instrument collection.
All files are copyright © 2002 Greg Bossert, and released under the Open Audio License (O) Greg Bossert www.suddensound.com 2002 V.1.0. This means you can pretty much do what you want with these sounds as long as the attribution and license stay attached. See the license at the EFF for more details.
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