late 1970's in my opinion
The general antiquing of the piece and condition/staining of the string wrap is why I see this as a not-so-old instrument, could still have some...
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It looks Turkish to me -Nice design!
yes - I realized that after I posted! sorry!:oops:
I think this is a fairly common pattern (prunus) strange you can't find other examples?
Nice spitoon!
Full description of varying types here: http://music.africamuseum.be/instruments/english/congo%20drc/adungu.html Yours doesn't look that old to...
I only asked because jade can't be scratched with a steel point and it looked to me that it could possibly be nephrite.
Can you scratch it with a sharp steel point?
I don't think you are wrong! ;)
Nice work, would have died for one of these when I was building wooden boats!
looks to be signed "Edward"
Thanks for the explanation @say_it_slowly - I had no idea cyanoacrylates (super glues) had the ability to degrade some ceramics over time - if you...
@say_it_slowly ..Just wondering what's the downside to crazy glue for ceramic repair? Is it because it is permanent and hard to remove?
Wow - quite the sofa! Great piece!
Really great piece - good for you!
Use Krazy glue. Don't try opening the crack with anything - just align it the best you can then dot it along the crack. It will be drawn into the...
I've had some of this stuff, salads for sure - thanks for the informative post and welcome!
Well you seem to insist on being right, I have just tried to sprinkle a few seeds of doubt about your assertions, that's all. Nothing personal in...
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