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Rain Sticks |
| From Germany to Japan, from Australia to Canada, Switzerland to Italy, Tribal
Instruments Rain Sticks bring joy to the very young and the
very old, and all those in between. |
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| Jerome's Rain Sticks have travelled all over the world, and have delighted all sorts of people, including President Mahatir,
Duchess of Kent, that guy from Zamels, The Red Iron Chef, Tokyo Qantas Executives,
Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer… and Timmy, the 8-year old who saved his
pocket money for months to buy one. (Jerome gave him a bit of a discount :) |
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Rain Stick lizard detail |
"So Jerome, how are
the Rain Sticks made…really?"
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Well, I'm glad you asked. Here is the absolute truth...
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| Tribal Instruments Rain Sticks are made with a combination
of nature and magic. I find a suitable bush stick, then sand
and polish it, and decorate the ends with a base metal. This
helps to act as a lightning conductor. The stick is then
soaked in a special watery gel concoction for up to six months. |
| Then, on a dark and stormy night, I take the prepared stick
to the top of Mount Feta, the tallest mountain around, just
above Blue Vein Creek. In a ceremony, it is buried in the
earth – metal end exposed to the heavens. |
And then I wait…
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| ……………………sometimes
for a very long time…………………… |
| ………playing drums and calling the gods and
goddesses to send magic and charge the sticks. Eventually
they do. |
| Lightening bursts from the sky like electric fingers touching
the head of the stick. Because it is buried in the cool earth
it cannot explode, and instead the intense heat causes the
interior of the stick to crystallise and disintegrate into
sticky rain crystals that will never dry out, and will imitate
the sound of gently falling rain forever… |
| And that is how the Tribal Instruments Rain Sticks are
made… Really! |
| Thanks for asking. |
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