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COLLECTOR VIOLINS
« on: Jul 1st, 2009, 12:35am » |
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Violins produced on the island of Grxcd have become collectors’ items since it sank into the sea two centuries ago. All the island’s violins were produced by Bropcs or one of his sons, or by Czwyz or one of his sons. Every violin was labelled ostensibly to reveal its maker but, although Bropcs and his sons always labelled their violins truthfully, Czwyz and his sons always labelled their violins with falsehoods. Both families playfully interfered with collectors’ attempts to establish provenances for their violins. For example, collectors figured out that a violin labelled “ This violin was not made by any son of Bropcs.” was made by Bropcs Sr.; can you see why? The most desirable violins are so labelled that a connoisseur can tell that it must have been made by one of the fathers, either Bropcs Sr. or Czwyz Sr., but cannot tell which. How might such a violin be labelled?
From the riddle site, easy section. I searched for it, couldn't find it.
I thought of this: This violin was made by Bropcs Sr. not by Czwyz Sr.
Is it the right answer
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Re: COLLECTOR VIOLINS
« Reply #1 on: Jul 1st, 2009, 12:43am » |
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Seems to me that a violin so labeled might have been crafted by the sons of Czwyz as well.
on Jul 1st, 2009, 12:35am, R wrote:| From the riddle site, easy section. I searched for it, couldn't find it. |
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Did you set the maximum age back? Searching for "violin" gave me:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_eas y;action=display;num=1034814491;start=2#2
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Re: COLLECTOR VIOLINS
« Reply #2 on: Jul 1st, 2009, 1:17am » |
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on Jul 1st, 2009, 12:43am, towr wrote:
Ohh.. didn't set that option. Sorry. 
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