DIY CASTANET MACHINE: DIY DRUMMER

MATERIALS: CASTANETS (2 Pairs) AWARD PLAQUE (9” x 7”) 3/4” FURNITURE BRACES (4) 1-1/2” TENSION SPRINGS (2) 2-1/2” EYE BOLTS (2) WASHERS AND WING NUTS FOR BOLTS WOOD SCRAPS (5/8” PLUS) STICKY FLOOR PROTECTION PADS AND STRIPS NYLON CHORD VARIOUS SCREWS TOOLS: DRILL (AND BITS) UTILITY KNIFE SMALL SAW SCISSORS PENCIL RULER LIGHTER INSTRUCTIONS: 1) CLEAR PLAQUE OF ANY STUCK-ON MATERIAL 2) MEASURE AND MARK VERTICAL CENTRE LINES OF CASTANETS, EQUEDISTANT ON PLAQUE BASE 3) USE TEMPLATE TO MARK AND CUT MOUNTING BLOCKS FROM 5/8” WOOD SCRAP 4) ATTACH FLOOR STRIPS ON MOUNTING BLOCKS 5) USE MOCK-UP TO HELP LOCATE AND MARK COMPONENT HOLES 6) PRE-DRILL WOOD BASE 7) FASTEN BRACKETS DOWN WITH SCREWS 8) FASTEN MOUNTING BLOCKS DOWN WITH SCREWS 9) ATTACH SPRINGS TO EYE BOLTS 10) APPLY WASHERS AND WING NUTS TO EYE-BOLTS 11) ATTACH FELT PADS TO BOTTOM OF CASTANET MACHINE 12) CUT AND MELT ENDS OF NYLON CORD TO PREVENT FRAYING 13) STRING CASTANETS 14) STRING CASTANET MACHINE Hope you get a chance to build this Castanet Machine. It was a lot of fun to build and is an exact replica of the professional castanet machines I’ve used. Again, I am going to re-make my mounting blocks for aesthetic reasons when I am near some power tools. I needed this for a gig the evening I built it, so those blocks worked in a pinch. Back soon with another DIY Drummer project!