Weird musical instruments - I can't resist them even when I know I can't play them. Between Alison and I we have 10 autoharps, 6 Appalachian Dulcimers, 2 Bowed Psalteries, 4 sets of Northumbrian Smallpipes, countless penny whistles and ocarinas and multiple other thingys to pluck, squeeze or blow. If I had the money and more time to play I'd get a collection of custom build diatonic autoharps. Alison swears she won't buy another set of smallpipes but we're off to Northumberland in a week and a half and she's meeting up with the maker of the last set she bought so I'm keeping control of the cash.
And more fountain pens, I regret selling some of my collection and I'd like to collect the complete set of Sheaffer Snorkel pens, every variant, every colour. There's dozens and dozens of them and I have about 30 including the uber rare solid gold Masterpiece versions. Must get round to finishing a catalogue of the collection, there used to be around a thousand of various makes, few less now............
Gordon
