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zig-123 · Jan 2, 2013, 6:25 PM

This is a widget I use fairly often..What is it?

Hawgwild · Jan 2, 2013, 6:48 PM

Snark is a word I associate with Lewis Carroll:

``Just the place for a Snark!'' the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair.
``Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true.'' The poem is much longer, but not my memory, I'm afraid.

However, I do know what this is, I'll be silent and let others guess.

philby · Jan 2, 2013, 7:34 PM

A guitar tuner.

zig-123 · Jan 2, 2013, 7:41 PM

Well, that didn't take long at all.

It is a cool little widget for precisely tuning a guitar.

BTW, I hadn't heard that poem b4, thanks.

Zig

mtngal · Jan 2, 2013, 11:15 PM

Cool picture! Wish I had had one of those things when I was trying to learn how to play the guitar as a kid. I don't have a good ear and the sound differences between a tuning pipe and a guitar string always distracted me and I couldn't tell the difference sometimes. So my guitar was usually out of tune. Needless to say, I wasn't very good and gave up trying to play or sing any type of music quickly, preferring to enjoy the music others create.

vsch1 · Jan 3, 2013, 5:51 AM

So we learn another one of your talents, Zig,....another one of many, I'm sure.

What a wonderful shade of blue you have perfectly captured.

Tullio · Jan 3, 2013, 10:11 AM

Interesting...I play the guitar but have never seen it before.

zig-123 · Jan 3, 2013, 6:31 PM

Hi Vanessa,

Trust me when I tell that one of my talents is most definitely NOT playing the guitar. I'm a frustrated player of 60's & 70's music. And, like Leslie mentioned, I too, should enjoy other peoples music and leave the guitar alone.

Zig

selvin · Jan 4, 2013, 8:07 PM

Lewis Carroll would probably be very amused by this mysterious looking object being named after one of his most famous literary inventions.
Great lighting to avoid in highlights.
Kudos to Philby for solving the puzzle.

bobbert · Jan 7, 2013, 12:59 PM

Mine is red... best guitar/banjo tuner ever made. Nice pic too

Jan 2, 2013, 6:25 PM	#1
zig-123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 5,191	Gadgets .......Snark This is a widget I use fairly often..What is it? __________________ http://scortoncreekgallery.smugmug.com/ So you want to be a better photographer? Open your eyes and take a look at what is all around you.

Jan 2, 2013, 6:48 PM	#2
Hawgwild Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 3,589	Snark is a word I associate with Lewis Carroll: ``Just the place for a Snark!'' the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair. ``Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true.'' The poem is much longer, but not my memory, I'm afraid. However, I do know what this is, I'll be silent and let others guess. __________________ Always use tasteful words - you may have to eat them. You cannot find knowledge by rearranging your ignorance. My Flickr -Robert-

Jan 2, 2013, 7:41 PM	#4
zig-123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 5,191	Well, that didn't take long at all. It is a cool little widget for precisely tuning a guitar. BTW, I hadn't heard that poem b4, thanks. Zig __________________ http://scortoncreekgallery.smugmug.com/ So you want to be a better photographer? Open your eyes and take a look at what is all around you.

Jan 3, 2013, 10:11 AM	#7
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	Interesting...I play the guitar but have never seen it before. __________________ Tullio

Jan 3, 2013, 6:31 PM	#8
zig-123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 5,191	Hi Vanessa, Trust me when I tell that one of my talents is most definitely NOT playing the guitar. I'm a frustrated player of 60's & 70's music. And, like Leslie mentioned, I too, should enjoy other peoples music and leave the guitar alone. Zig __________________ http://scortoncreekgallery.smugmug.com/ So you want to be a better photographer? Open your eyes and take a look at what is all around you.

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Jan 2, 2013, 7:34 PM	#3
philby Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 407	A guitar tuner.

Jan 2, 2013, 11:15 PM	#5
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Cool picture! Wish I had had one of those things when I was trying to learn how to play the guitar as a kid. I don't have a good ear and the sound differences between a tuning pipe and a guitar string always distracted me and I couldn't tell the difference sometimes. So my guitar was usually out of tune. Needless to say, I wasn't very good and gave up trying to play or sing any type of music quickly, preferring to enjoy the music others create.

Jan 3, 2013, 5:51 AM	#6
vsch1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,885	So we learn another one of your talents, Zig,....another one of many, I'm sure. What a wonderful shade of blue you have perfectly captured.

Jan 4, 2013, 8:07 PM	#9
selvin Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,204	Lewis Carroll would probably be very amused by this mysterious looking object being named after one of his most famous literary inventions. Great lighting to avoid in highlights. Kudos to Philby for solving the puzzle.

Jan 7, 2013, 12:59 PM	#10
bobbert Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 600	Mine is red... best guitar/banjo tuner ever made. Nice pic too __________________ Bob B www.pbase.com/bbernstein Olympus OMD EM-1

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