A fortnight ago I found a single pair of souvenir castanets (male or female, no way of telling) that my late father brought back from Spain in 1963. Remembering that no one in the family had ever been able to get a decent "clack" out of them I decided to learn to play them and found some excellent demonstrations on UTube. Now I'm hooked on the idea and such is my determination that I've ordered a breeding pair from a Spanish Flamenco supply company. Oh, and a reel of cord, as they are supplied unstrung.

Now!

May I please repeat a question that was asked several years ago on this thread as I am, like other readers, most anxious to know:

How does one tie the sliding knot?

Kind regards to you all, & perhaps we can form an international amateur castanet orchestra sometime?!?
Susan