I folllowed the clues and also found this! Thank you so much.
Answers from brother: "The strings are all the same gauge but are tuned at different tones in pairs(at the moment) don’t know how to tune it...
I shall ask him - it looks like it in the photos.
Thank you for your comments, yes, it's the full-width bridge/s that are the sticking point.
No, you wouldn't be able to see what you're hammering at with it being double-sided.
Thank you for the responses. I had looked at guzhengs but couldn't see any double-sided ones. And monochords - though none with the full-width...
My brother bought this a few weeks ago (UK) and we're both stumped as to what it is... we've both exhausted our web searches - zithers, harps,...
Thank you all for the suggestions - I'd never heard of the Toad in the Hole game... Following Rayo56's search, I have found out what they are -...
I wonder if anyone knows what these are? Solid brass, there are 12 larger ones, weighing 42g each (1.48oz), 40mm (1.57") diameter, and one smaller...
The mark looks like a French lozenge one, which would make sense if it's from one of the former French African colonies (Morocco, Algeria,...
Thank you @afantiques - now I know there's a name for that method of setting the hands. Do you think its age ties in with the jeweller that I...
Oh, that's clever!
Bit more info - I realise I didn't specify its size. The dial is just under 1" diameter (23mm), so it's quite small and the strap isn't really...
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