What Is It? - #41

Used to punch holes in leather or material so that sparkly things can be put on it? I don't have a clue.....
 

Sifuphil Wrote
Now, Jill - that's something I would expect That Guy to say, but not a lady of your breeding and refinement!



Thrilled to bits that you recognised that i am a lady of refinement & good breeding Phil





 
Diwundrin said:
Is it too soon to grovel for clues?
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It's NEVER too early to grovel, I always say!

Anne said:
Ahhhh....I admit I googled...sort of. I would never have thought of that, but maybe someone will. Good luck, everyone!!!!
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Thanks for not giving it up, Anne!

Diwundrin said:
One honesty medal in the mail for Anne.

I stopped doing that Google thing, spoiled it when I found it, and frustrated me when I couldn't.
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SeaBreeze said:
Kudos for not spilling the beans Anne! My motto is 'no fair googling', not fair to the OP, when they make such an effort to provide something fun that exercises the old brain. I try to figure it out, and if not, I wait for someone to hit the jackpot. I'm happy Sifu does these, very interesting!
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I agree that it kills the thrill - sort of like reading the last chapter of a mystery first.

You're very welcome, Sea - I enjoy doing them.

dbeyat45 said:
I don't know what it's called but I'm sure they used something like that on my prostate.
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Ouch! As far as I know, this one wasn't designed for that.

Jillaroo said:

Thrilled to bits that you recognised that i am a lady of refinement & good breeding Phil
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Class always recognizes kin. ;)

TICA said:
Used to punch holes in leather or material so that sparkly things can be put on it? I don't have a clue.....
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Interesting thought, but sorry, no.

Pappy said:
For punching holes in this persons ear? (All at once)
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I have a few friends I'll have to tell about that - they'll probably go out and buy one.

But sorry - nope.

Happyflowerlady said:
Okay, another one of these wild blue ideas.....but , if you put a lemon in there, and poked it with the spikes, then you could squeeze the juice out to make lemonade , maybe ?
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It would have to be a VERY tiny lemon! We're talking, maybe, one inch in diameter ... :eek:



And there's your second hint, folks - it does indeed poke holes in something, but that something is usually less than 1" (2.54cm) in diameter.
 
Diwundrin said:
The spikes look to make an offset pattern, is that significant? Or is my eyesight worse than I thought?
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I'm not 100% positive as I've never used one of these, but I believe that the spike pattern is adjustable - in fact, the entire reason for this item existing, the method it uses to accomplish its work, would demand that the spikes be changeable.

Good eye!
 
A gizmo to take the middle out of olives! Or a grape press for making wine. You'd have to drink a whole lot of wine while you were seeding the grapes....
 
SeaBreeze said:
A punch that makes holes in buttons?
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SeaBreeze said:
Punches holes in belts?
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LOL - I think we've established that it punches holes in something.

... now we're just haggling in what. :playful:

TICA said:
A gizmo to take the middle out of olives! Or a grape press for making wine. You'd have to drink a whole lot of wine while you were seeding the grapes....
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One grape at a time - LOL!

Nope, sorry.

That Guy said:
Clues, Anne, clues!
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NO!!!

I already slapped a gag order on Anne - do I have to slap one on you, too?!?

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... okay ... here's my last hint ...

[HINT] The key to this item is often felt to be hammered ...
 
[The key to this item is often felt to be hammered ...[/QUOTE]

That would be something to do with piano
 
SifuPhil said:
LOL - I think we've established that it punches holes in something.

... now we're just haggling in what. :playful:



One grape at a time - LOL!

Nope, sorry.



NO!!!

I already slapped a gag order on Anne - do I have to slap one on you, too?!?

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... okay ... here's my last hint ...

[HINT] The key to this item is often felt to be hammered ...
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Haaaalp, I've been gagged!!!!!!

GOOD hint, Phil!!!! ;)
 
Dadgummitt Phil You gonna make us guess exactly what it does and provide instructions on how to do it?

OK i guess it is used to put the felt on the hammer things that hit the strings.


HEEEEY ANNEeee make him spill the beans iffen he don't You tell me and tell me now I gotta go work tonight and i have already stayed up past bedtime waiting for this.
 
littleowl said:
Its a wigwam for a water cart.
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DING! DING! DIN -

... wait ... no, that's not it. Sorry - false alarm. :playful:

SeaBreeze said:
A Braille writer?
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Inventive thinking, but sorry, no.

Boo's Mom said:
piano you say .... something in the mechanism of a player piano? - the strip thing, whatever punches out the notes.
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No, but you're in the ballpark. :D

Sid said:
Dadgummitt Phil You gonna make us guess exactly what it does and provide instructions on how to do it?

OK i guess it is used to put the felt on the hammer things that hit the strings.


HEEEEY ANNEeee make him spill the beans iffen he don't You tell me and tell me now I gotta go work tonight and i have already stayed up past bedtime waiting for this.
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LOL!

That's how I drove all my ex-wives crazy, too. :cheerful:

Okay, I think you folks have suffered enough, and are close enough to the solution, to reveal the Truth that has been withheld for decades ...

DING! DING! DING!

We have winnas! I'm scoring this one for Sid as the Gold medal, and Di and Boo's Mom getting the Silver, with Bronze going to Anne for not revealing that this is a ...

Piano Voicing Tool

Piano voicing tools do their job by either compressing or, by driving holes in them, expanding the felt hammers that strike the strings in the piano. The theory is that over time the "voice" or sound quality of a piano will be altered by the hammers becoming compressed. The voicing tool "decompresses" the hammers, essentially making them "softer", and with an experienced technician using it will restore the piano's sound to the level desired by the owner.

Beginning at around 0:30 you can see a less-elaborate voicing tool being used, but it gives you an idea of how it works -




CONGRATS to Sid for the win and to Di, Boo's Mom and Anne as well! Huzzah, and thanks for playing, everyone!
 
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