Patent ID: 7485787

Claim:
A musical instrument of the cabasa type having a substantially cylindrical hollow main body ( 3 ) with a cover plate ( 4 ), and a base plate ( 5 ), and a handle ( 2 ) connected to the base plate ( 5 ), wherein between the cover plate ( 4 ) and base plate ( 5 ) along the outer surface of the main body ( 3 ) beaded-string-like sounding bodies ( 6 ) are arranged extending in the circumferential direction, which, when the main body ( 3 ) is rhythmically shaken, by their movement against each other and relative to the surface of the main body ( 3 ), generate a tone, wherein both the cover plate ( 4 ) and the base plate ( 5 ) are provided with openings ( 9 ), which are formed as round or circular holes.