Vest frottoir
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A vest frottoir or vest rubboard is a percussion instrument used in zydeco music similar to a washboard. It is usually made from pressed, corrugated stainless steel and is worn over the shoulders.
A zydeco musician wearing a vest frottoir.
The washboard and frottoir are used as a percussion instrument, employing the ribbed metal surface of the cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. As traditionally used in jazz, zydeco, skiffle, jug ba
Vest frottoir
…A vest frottoir or vest rubboard is a percussion instrument used in zydeco music similar to a washboard. It is usually made from pressed, corrugated stainless steel and is worn over the shoulders. It is played as a rhythm instrument by being stroked…
Washboard player accompanying piano
A busker in Madison, Wisconsin, playing a washboard
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