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Baroque Bloke
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Such an intriguing sound though.

2-1/2 minute video, “El Vito”, Embrujo Mestizo.

https://youtu.be/TuHHUDnFSO0



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https://youtu.be/9Dr4WcUKtE4

Look at 5:30 in this link.
Very interesting. Learned something new again Smile
 
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And that answers the question I posed in my thread title: multiple fingers in sequence. I thank you for it. Then, back in the video I posted, I can (barely) see the multiple-fingers in action. Especially at 0:50 for a few seconds on.

BTW – In your video it appears that the left and right hand castanets have different sizes. Especially at 3:15. Or is it a trick of perspective?

Which reminds me of this ditty:

Said to his bride, the lynx-eyed detective
Is your east tit the least bit
The best of your west tit
Or is it a trick of perspective?



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I don't know Spanish or the instrument she is playing. In a different video, the woman was showing the area where thumb goes as having shallow notches and being different from on hand to the other. I surmise that those marks may show a different sound made by them.


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It's like rolling their "R's" but with their fingers....LOL.


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Practice, practice, practice.
 
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rolling their "R's"
"Aye, and 'tis because of the high heels she's wearing."



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Her back brace looks uncomfortable



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That's easy. There's four fingers that can tap in succession. What's tiring for me is how she holds her arms like that.



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More fast clicking! In this case for the Boccherini Guitar Quintet No. 4. (7 minute video):

https://youtu.be/QrdeD8LLoCM

All of the players are working hard, but watch the guy on the cello – he’s really putting on a show!

BTW – A guitar quintet isn’t five guitars – it’s a string quartet + a guitar. Of the many Boccherini guitar quintets, I like No. 4, “Fandango”, and No. 9, “Night Music on the Streets of Madrid” best.



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Run away with you, before I make castanets out of your testicles!



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Run away with you, before I make castanets out of your testicles!

Say whut?



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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:

Run away with you, before I make castanets out of your testicles!
Say whut?
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Monte Python and The Holy Grail:

"depart a lot at this time and cut the approaching any more, or we fire arrows at the tops of your heads and make castanets out of your testicles already!"



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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:

Run away with you, before I make castanets out of your testicles!
Say whut?
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Monte Python and The Holy Grail:

"depart a lot at this time and cut the approaching any more, or we fire arrows at the tops of your heads and make castanets out of your testicles already!"


Fetchez la vache!

Guilty as charged. I cannot see the word “castanet” without immediately wanting to debate the airspeed of an African vs European swallow, and whether they can carry a coconut.



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Worthy of a bump.



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How does Jerry Michalek pull the trigger so fast?
 
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