Talk:Güira

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[edit] Merge rationale

The güira and güiro are very similar instruments, derived from the same base, therefore it does not make sense to have two separate articles. Kakofonous (talk) 17:19, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I must respectfully disagree. Yes, they are both Latin-American percussion instruments, played in a similar manner, but they are constructed quite differently, have distinctive sounds, and tend to be used with differing musical traditions. Can most people tell a viola from a violin? They are, in my opinion, considerably more similar than are the güira and güiro, but have individual articles. The same can be said for many other groups of similar musical instruments. Wikipedia has over 30 articles on individual types of drums, many of which differ less than do the güira and güiro. Tim Ross·talk 11:45, 20 February 2008 (UTC)