Anyone want a hint?

yep

OK -- the font can be found on MyFonts, and the designer is based in the US, in the eastern time zone.

Chesh, can you show more of the glyph?

It has sort of an underlying loopy monoline Giddyup, Hairspray, Sissyboy feel, but frankly I'm still stumped.

OK, here's a little more...

I have spent way too much time toodling through various listings on MyFonts.com in a vain attempt to determine what style of font this is. It's not keyworded or categorized as linear, monoline, script, swash, loopy, decorative, alternate, curly, or fancy...

I think I've covered all of the most obvious characteristics of this sample. Perhaps I'm missing something completely, or else the face is simply keyworded incorrectly.

Aaagh!

Chesh, you're such a tease.

You're right, Grant, it doesn't have too many classifications on MyFonts. As this glyph seems to be a stumper, here's another from the same font:

Aaux Regular's 'g'?

Nice job, Mike -- that's exactly it. Here's the original glyph:

Well I'll be darned. MyFonts + keywords + luck = Jackpot for Regular Joe.

Gimme a few minutes folks. I didn't take into account the repercussion of a correct guess ...

OK. I have no idea how hard or easy this might be for you experts.
Any responses from me will have to wait until I've slept off a 12-hour night shift, though.

Have you are:

Translation: "Have you are:" is a combination of "Have at it:" and "Here you are:".

Methinks I need sleepZZZzzzzz ....

Part of a different character:

Is it something I said? My breath?

The typeface was designed in the 1950's. Here's a third partial character. I'll reveal more of the same glyph if need be.

What you got there is an 'x' and a 'g' and a 'k' and the font is...

Berling Roman Italic

Bingo Stan! Over to you ...

Madisonian Engraved 'M'.

The requisite Link.

Wow, that was quick Mike. And correct, too, which is even better.

Come on, Mike - I've been holding this Tiger Stance for too long...

hhp

Sorry Hrant. I hope that you didn't cramp up or anything.

I kind of got the impression that nobody except Stan & I wanted to come out and play. Maybe it was just the weekend. Thought I'd wait to see if anybody noticed the lack of an ID target. I've got three sample images all ready to go. Here's the first:

{Switch to: Confused Chicken Stance}

hhp

The typeface is commercial, but not available via MyFonts.

Sorry I couldn't play this weekend -- I was busy...

...getting engaged to my girlfriend!

WOO HOO HOO! Congratulations Chesh!

Congratulations Chesh!
Sounds like a reasonable excuse to me ... I guess ... maybe.

Well, to anyone who has seen the typeface before, this next
sample image might be a clincher.

Congrats chesh!

Chesh, it's nice to congratulate you for something other than pegging a type ID. Nicely done.

Canadian foundry

Fishbones by TypeArt

Thanks, all!

Nice catch, Grant. Looks like you hooked it, all right. More fishing puns available upon request.

one of the under-appreciated designs by Gill

I learned about sans surf typefaces in school.

I'll stop baiting around the bush and cast out another line (of type) ...

Nice job Grant. Trying to lure us into another ID, eh? We'll see who reels it in.

> Nice job Grant.

Thank you. I sincerely hope it didn't appear that I was fishing for a complement.

Platelet thin?

Should've actually checked myself first...

Colin: Sorry, not Platelet.
Yves: Right family, wrong weight.

Should I be a nice person and give it to you anyway?

There you go...

FF Profile italic?

hhp

> The funny thing is I didn't even know the face half
> an hour before posting the solution. I accidentally
> stumbled onto it...

Ah, fresh knowledge... thy name is serendipity.

It reminds me the FF Advert... but no italics on this family... hum...

Warnock Pro Italic

well, I know the a is not as your, on Warnock, I just dreamed that another glyph that I don't know from this family will fit, hehe


Anyway, the trapping is done same way too.
:-(

which side of Atlantic this letter was created?

Amplitude italic.

hhp

Ew! Stop! Haha.

I did. What about VSV-Melon Regular, lc "k"?

Iknowiknowiknow: VSV-Melon Light! Lowercase "k"!

YAY!

The funny thing is I didn't even know the face half
an hour before posting the solution. I accidently
stumbled onto it on the Gingko Press website when
checking the correct spelling for Laurie Haycock Makela.

Oh no, that's right: it's up to me to post a new challenge!

How'bout this?

The hunt is on.

Nope, Hrant.

It'll be quite difficult for me to follow the proceedings
with the time zone thingie and me having a rehearsal
tonight, so please bear with me, folks!

ser

It's not FF Advert indeed, Adriano.

I'm just back from rehearsing, smelling like sweat
and stale beer (my idea of a fun evening), and I'll
be out for the next 10 hours (sleeping and stuff
like that, yaknow). I'll check in tomorrow morning
when I arrive at work. TTFN!

Hmmm... interesting guess. It has the same sharp
protruding corner, but notice that in my sample the
join between the curve and the straight bit has no
little indent. (I guess I really have to brush up my
Typophilese)

But non, mon ami.

The pronounced trapping (oh no, don't say that word
too often or hhp and GG will hijack this thread )
is part of the solution, that's why I included a bit
of the "armpit" in my selection.

You already want hints this early in the contest?
This divine alphabet is by one of our brothers
from the other side of the Atlantic.