How to Make Castanets

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Tip 1 - Homemade Castanets

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Andrei Nedvetsky | permalink

There's no need to buy musical instruments when you can make your own castanets in less time than it takes to click your way through a percussive song.
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Tip 2 - How to Make Castanets | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Nasaben | permalink

Castanets, wooden clappers held in both hands that produce a rapid series of clicks, are percussion instruments used in traditional Spanish music. They may be round, square, triangular, pear-shaped or oval-shaped. Today, they are used by actors, dancers and performers. Making your own castanets is a fun, fairly easy project.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_2208999_make-castanets.html ^[2]