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Can a washboard be used as an instrument?
The washboard and frottoir (from Cajun French "frotter", to rub) are used as a percussion instrument, employing the ribbed metal surface of the cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. ... In Zydeco bands, the frottoir is usually played with bottle openers, to make a louder sound.
What is a washboard instrument called?
The frottoir — sometimes spelled froittoir — is a percussive, rhythmic instrument omnipresent in Zydeco music, and played, to a much lesser extent, in Cajun music. Also called the rubboard, washboard, and scrubboard, the frottoir takes its name from the standard French verb frotter, meaning 'to scrub.
