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Old 01-11-2010, 04:11 PM
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I found a set of 4 of these tuners and was wondering about their origin ! French or maybe Italian?
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Old 01-11-2010, 04:36 PM
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I found a set of 4 of these tuners and was wondering about their origin ! French or maybe Italian?
Not Italian. I have only seen a few Italian made Gears and they were for the most part 'original'.

That handle is a Plastic of some sort, right? Bakelite? That is French from 1910-1920 or after. I think they were first introduced in 1905 from one source I read. So, early 20th century French. These were light weight Gears as opposed to the bigger French Gears from Mirecourt with the dark 'paddle' like handles.
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Old 01-12-2010, 12:04 AM
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Not Italian. I have only seen a few Italian made Gears and they were for the most part 'original'.

That handle is a Plastic of some sort, right? Bakelite? That is French from 1910-1920 or after. I think they were first introduced in 1905 from one source I read. So, early 20th century French. These were light weight Gears as opposed to the bigger French Gears from Mirecourt with the dark 'paddle' like handles.
the handles are actually wood , I wasn't sure at first but the grain is visible at certain angles !
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Old 01-12-2010, 12:45 AM
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Old 01-12-2010, 12:46 AM
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Old 01-12-2010, 01:12 AM
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Yep , virtually the same metalwork ! What bass is that ?
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Old 01-12-2010, 01:26 AM
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Yep , virtually the same metalwork ! What bass is that ?
This one which I sold about 2 1/2 years ago. French..
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