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When i was being taught the complex nuances of how to stir by my then Sensei ( we have since parted ways due to his narrow mindedness regarding the Krupp 23b ) I mentioned Mr de Grut's name in a conversation.
My Sensei stopped what he was doing and looked me in the eye and said,
"Just cos he stirith thee tea, doesnae make he a spooner be "
My Sensei stopped what he was doing and looked me in the eye and said,
"Just cos he stirith thee tea, doesnae make he a spooner be "
KP328 said:
When i was being taught the complex nuances of how to stir by my then Sensei ( we have since parted ways due to his narrow mindedness regarding the Krupp 23b ) I mentioned Mr de Grut's name in a conversation.
My Sensei stopped what he was doing and looked me in the eye and said,
"Just cos he stirith thee tea, doesnae make he a spooner be "
Wise words. Wise words indeed. A member of the McHigginbotham clan, possibly? My Sensei stopped what he was doing and looked me in the eye and said,
"Just cos he stirith thee tea, doesnae make he a spooner be "
Guys, I am bearly able to contain my excitement, and whilst being told to keep things under wraps until the financials have been completed, I am extremely happy to announce that I now own a a COMPLETE set of Grande Baroque (Sterling,1941)by Wallace....
It has taken me nearly 20 years of hard graft and devotion to Spooning to reach this lofty eyre, and whilst I really dont want to appear boastworthy, to say I am ecstatic would be a huge understatement....
I genuinely hope you fellow spooners will appreciate my position...
It has taken me nearly 20 years of hard graft and devotion to Spooning to reach this lofty eyre, and whilst I really dont want to appear boastworthy, to say I am ecstatic would be a huge understatement....
I genuinely hope you fellow spooners will appreciate my position...
Turn7 said:
Guys, I am bearly able to contain my excitement, and whilst being told to keep things under wraps until the financials have been completed, I am extremely happy to announce that I now own a a COMPLETE set of Grande Baroque (Sterling,1941)by Wallace....
It has taken me nearly 20 years of hard graft and devotion to Spooning to reach this lofty eyre, and whilst I really dont want to appear boastworthy, to say I am ecstatic would be a huge understatement....
I genuinely hope you fellow spooners will appreciate my position...
Assuming you've checked the provenance etc, that's wonderful. Have you test-stirred it or just bought on trust?It has taken me nearly 20 years of hard graft and devotion to Spooning to reach this lofty eyre, and whilst I really dont want to appear boastworthy, to say I am ecstatic would be a huge understatement....
I genuinely hope you fellow spooners will appreciate my position...
So many ringing kits out there.
Grut was a parvenu who should have known that the game was up and, as is well documented, came to a violent but well deserved end.
Frollenberg on the other hand! A true aristo and a wrist action that had to be seen to be believed. Sadly never married so no heir to continue the business but his legacy lives on through the continuing sales of the stirrers bible "Löffel und mein Leben". Read it and learn...
Frollenberg on the other hand! A true aristo and a wrist action that had to be seen to be believed. Sadly never married so no heir to continue the business but his legacy lives on through the continuing sales of the stirrers bible "Löffel und mein Leben". Read it and learn...
KP328 said:
The down side to the festive frivolities, a Krupp 47 being ruined in a bowl of cranberry's !
Enough to make a grown man cry so it does !
It has arrived, the Ysung-Lu MkIII. There are no words to express my sheer joy.
Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
alorotom said:
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, however, unfortunately your Krupp is not genuine the shaft looks to be to dense and the bowl too deep judging at the amount of cranberry deliciousness it is holding. Dont get me wrong it looks like a reasonable counterfeit, likely a Teffereson job
I had suspected as much, that spoon would never maintain a true vortex no matter how much wrist action was involved. Thanks for confirming it though. SCEtoAUX said:
It has arrived, the Ysung-Lu MkIII. There are no words to express my sheer joy.
Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
That truly is a work of art ! soooo very jealous ! Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
I know this is a crass question, but does the luxurious purple velvet cushion come with the spoon?
SCEtoAUX said:
It has arrived, the Ysung-Lu MkIII. There are no words to express my sheer joy.
Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
Blimey ... I’m all for innovation and the joy of something different but that’s too progressive even for my tastes ... do you intend to use it or not as it looks spoon-cours competition classCirca 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
I hope the later that it is sitting on is suitably soft as perverbial baby’s bum as that looks like it will scratch at the drop of some angular lint!
SCEtoAUX said:
It has arrived, the Ysung-Lu MkIII. There are no words to express my sheer joy.
Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
I hope you've checked the providence ... I once drunkenly purchased what I believed to be a Ysung-Lu (albeit only a IIC rather than your beautiful MKIII) only to be horrified to see "Calpol" stamped on the netherside of the handle. I'm still in dispute with PayPal as I attempt to get a refund Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
SCEtoAUX said:
It has arrived, the Ysung-Lu MkIII. There are no words to express my sheer joy.
Circa 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
the emperors new clothesCirca 1982, produced at the very peak time for the Ysung-Lu brand, well before lesser manufacturers started to introduce Gallium into the mix.
A piece of transparent aluminium beauty that simply cannot be appreciated by photo alone.
Of course doubters will say "That looks like a plastic spoon from Great Western Railways". Pah. Those on here will of course retort with "Where do you think the GWR design came from in the first place?"
some people treat this thread as a joke...
The Crack Fox said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
SCEtoAUX said:
It has arrived, the Ysung-Lu MkIII. There are no words to express my sheer joy.
some people treat this thread as a joke...Appalling shade of mauve too.
SCEtoAUX said:
Just like Grut, opinion is divided yet again.
The cushion was not supplied with the spoon and I don't intend to use it in competition. It needs to be kept in quite subdued light, where it will do little more than appreciate in value before being passed to my son and heir.
IMO, it should be kept in totally subdued light. Preferably a bin.The cushion was not supplied with the spoon and I don't intend to use it in competition. It needs to be kept in quite subdued light, where it will do little more than appreciate in value before being passed to my son and heir.
No offence intended
Blib said:
SCEtoAUX said:
Just like Grut, opinion is divided yet again.
The cushion was not supplied with the spoon and I don't intend to use it in competition. It needs to be kept in quite subdued light, where it will do little more than appreciate in value before being passed to my son and heir.
IMO, it should be kept in totally subdued light. Preferably a bin.The cushion was not supplied with the spoon and I don't intend to use it in competition. It needs to be kept in quite subdued light, where it will do little more than appreciate in value before being passed to my son and heir.
No offence intended
SCEtoAUX, please don't listen to these naysayers, you say the spoon will be handed down to your son?
Adopt me.
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