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Mounted castanets.

Technical description: Castanet machine; 2 pairs of dark stained wood castanets mounted side by side, the lower shells screwed to a board with felt base, the upper shells fixed by elastic to stand open; can be played with one hand.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.141 Castanets
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:block length 139; block width 104; castanet lengths 74; castanet widths 45, 44; external cup heights 8.9, 9.9.