Ole!

Rummaging around, I ran across an old pair of castanets last night, and realized that I have no idea how you play them. Hard to describe I am sure, but here are some questions that may help a payos:

(1) What finger do you put the threads on?

(2) Are the threads tight, so as to spring the castanets open, or what?

(3) I assume the fingers roll on the cover of one of the shells, hitting the other. Do you cup the castanets in your hand, or is the hand open?

(4) Anything else one needs to know?

yours,

Peter T.