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...
It would still be in the 'wrong' position. I've always worn watches on my right wrist (once digital ones were invented!); the numbers are still...
That was my first thought (not the motor car drivers, there weren't many of those about in the period when this was probably made). But I can't...
I acquired this little gem a few years ago. I was going to keep it but unfortunately I'm one of those people who ruins watches when I wear them -...
Well I never! :wideyed:
I'm wondering what sort of coin weighs over 1kg? What country are you in, @Asian Fever?
Yes, it's the bottom half of a lemon squeezer (UK term, presume 'reamer' is USA?) - I have its sister, an orange one.
Sugar lumps are a normal everyday thing in France. They come in standard-sized boxes. You can also buy tins of biscuits (cookies), the tins serve...
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