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Offline uk-ok

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Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« on: December 05, 2012, 10:25:19 AM »


Wondered if it was used in cellars ?
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Offline jimwrench

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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2012, 10:38:25 AM »
 I am not a musician but that looks like a Jews harp to me.
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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2012, 12:15:36 PM »
That's what i thought but no one is getting that in their mouth.
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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2012, 04:24:01 PM »
It is a Jews or Juice harp.
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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2012, 07:31:57 PM »
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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2012, 08:36:39 PM »
I can't remember seeing someone play one of those since Hee-Haw was on television.   Have one around here somewhere, but it needs tuning!
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Offline BruceS

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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2012, 09:38:54 PM »
Quote from: john k on December 05, 2012, 08:36:39 PM
I can't remember seeing someone play one of those since Hee-Haw was on television.   Have one around here somewhere, but it needs tuning!

You have to B# to tune one of those, otherwise you'll  Bb (flat) on your back laughing.
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Offline Ken W.

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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2012, 10:42:13 AM »
They used these on the Muffet show.
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Offline Wrenchmensch

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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2012, 01:29:26 PM »
In fairness, it is a rusted, lightly pitted, used Jew's Harp (Genuine eBay-speak).
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Offline junkfisher

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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2012, 08:48:37 PM »
I agree. spent a whole summer practicing with one. lost it somewhere, but was getting better at changing tone/pitch. I felt like a possum eating sandburrs tho
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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2012, 08:07:39 PM »
and if you are not careful, you can take the corner of a tooth off with it!
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Re: Anyone recognise this iron pull / hook ?
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2012, 03:05:10 AM »
Never did like holding one against my teeth - try holding aganinst lips instead...

For more on the history, see: http://www.jewsharpguild.org/
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