Riddle #36

Without a partner, I sit here mutely,My grace and beauty for you to reckon.Bright head above a regal neck, soft curves,And promise of my rich voice do beckon.I’m inevitably hollow, the fretful type,But with practice, I could be your soul mate:If you hold me just right, I’ll resonate your spiritIn faultless pitch, your song to elevate.

18 Comments

  1. Dan said,

    August 29, 2006 at 7:35 pm

    A guitar.

  2. Alex said,

    August 29, 2006 at 7:38 pm

    Violin?

  3. Aj said,

    August 30, 2006 at 6:56 am

    Guessing harp or guitar.

  4. Ganglere said,

    August 31, 2006 at 7:27 pm

    I would guess its a harp

  5. Dude said,

    August 31, 2006 at 10:31 pm

    It has to be a guitar. Harps aren’t hollow and don’t have frets.

  6. yohan said,

    August 31, 2006 at 10:43 pm

    cello, violin, viola, bass, acustic guitar,

    but i think cello

  7. David said,

    September 1, 2006 at 1:51 am

    Organ or Piano

  8. Mark said,

    September 2, 2006 at 1:34 pm

    It can’t be a cello, cellos aren’t fretted. Neither are stand-up basses. My guess is for guitar or violin/ viola.

  9. Kevin said,

    September 3, 2006 at 5:21 pm

    violins aren’t fretted either

    it’s a guitar

  10. Shantesh Patil said,

    September 4, 2006 at 9:12 pm

    Guitar

  11. Brian said,

    September 8, 2006 at 7:20 pm

    Accoustic Guitar

  12. sarah said,

    September 8, 2006 at 10:20 pm

    yeah i reckon guitar too but now there are eleven answers and everyone’s shouting “GUITAR, GUITAR I KNOW IT’S GUITAR” kind of pointlessly so i figure one more voice in the mix can’t hurt.

  13. hi said,

    October 6, 2006 at 2:12 pm

    u know…it could be a bass guitar cuz bass guitars have frets lol

  14. Bard said,

    November 27, 2006 at 9:55 am

    Sorry, i have to disagree with guitar. “without a partner, I’m mute” … could mean the player, but I think a good riddle would be referring to a ‘partner’ to the character of the riddle, another object, like a bow… any other thoughts?

  15. Tora said,

    November 27, 2006 at 3:32 pm

    Bard you’re onto something.

    but most times you play a guitar with a PICK. Guitar still holds true

  16. Shachar said,

    January 3, 2007 at 4:48 pm

    You don’t have to play a guitar with a pick, it works just fine with just your fingers, it wouldn’t be mute.

  17. Hunter said,

    January 28, 2007 at 6:33 pm

    It’s a violin for sure…they are hollow and u ahve to ahve that stick thingy to play it and it says with practice…it takes loads of practice mroe than a guitar…besides it says with grace and beauty and such its not talkin about a guitar lol

  18. GebbieRose said,

    May 21, 2007 at 5:24 am

    Yep, definitely guitar. I should know – I wrote this for Braingle!

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