SoundAntiques
String Gauges: 8 string gauges, brass and nickel silver, and a small miniature tuning fork in a"
- (corresponding to photos from left to right)
- Brass, 36,5 x 12 mm, 3 pieces, with tapered slot with graduations for e', A, ,D and G, each with 3 gauge marks for each string, no makers mark.
- Brass, 44 x 18 mm, 3 pieces, with tapered slot calibrated 0-10 with 1/2 gauge division marks, no makers stamp, with one side having improvised indents (presumably for measuring string spacing?)
- Brass, 55 x 18 mm, tapered slot graduated from 0-43, 3 pieces, no makers mark
- Brass, 82 x 25 mm, tapered slot with gradations from 0-70, 1 piece, no makers stamp
- Nickel silver, 62 x 20 mm, tapered slot with graduations from 5 to 29, 1 piece, marked out for violin, viola and cello, no 31538, Reg .P.Dep. and initials JWBS
- An identical gauge to the above
- Brass, 56.5 x 18 mm, 1 piece, marked for Viola, A,D G and C, each with 3 slots for high, medium and low tension strings, stamped by C F Albert STRING GAUGE,IN 5TH'S, PAT'D MAR 2ND 86. ( 1886)
- Miniature tuning fork, steel, plated, ( plating flaking, with some minor corrosion) with hole in handle for attachment to keyring, necklace or similar, tuned to a" , no makers mark.
- Plus I additional gauge, not photographed.
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Price: £65
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