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Wooden knobs mounted on strips of spring steel lie on each side of the metal sheet.

The player holds the flexatone in one hand with the palm around the wire frame and the thumb on the free end of the spring steel.

The player then shakes the instrument with a trembling movement which causes the beaters to strike the sides of the metal sheet.

While shaking the handle, the musician makes a high-or low-pitched sound depending on the curve given to the blade by the pressure from his thumb.

A vibrato is thus produced.