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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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Probably mid 20th century - Maker:
Blades, James [Person] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.141 Castanets
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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.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16682