key doublets

[Ted Sambell]

Hi again Newton!

I wish I had known you thought I was perfect; I would never have caused you
to be disillusioned. Speaking as an ex-Brit turned Canadian, I have to admit
that the English are a pretty nutty lot. I think the nation was formed by
all the world's eccentrics being put on the island then pushed well away
from shore. Other nations have their eccentrics of course, but find them
embarrasing. The English are proud of theirs.
Love your quirky humor; keep it up,

Ted
----- Original Message -----
From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: key doublets


> Hi Ted,
>
> Thank you again for your note.
>
> >  it is just a defect of my character.
>
> Well, if you say so, but I thought you were perfect.  Now any numeration
> of my character flaws will have to come from my former wife or my
> daughter.  Opinions do differ.
>
> The English call things by weird names, boot for the trunk of a car,
> bonnet for the hood etc., etc.
>
> We considered, toe rail, kick panel, pedal board and a few others.  Our
> choices were based upon consensus, clearing up or not creating confusion
> and in some cases, personal preference.
>
> The whole idea was to find as many names, from as many sources and to
> put out something that could be used as a reference work to make
> communication easier.  I think we succeeded quite well.
>
> I love to know things, like the source of "The whole nine yards".
> (W.W.II reference to .50 caliber machine guns in aircraft having a belt
> nine yards long.  TO shoot the "whole nine yards" was to use up all your
> ammunition(  Some of the sources of piano names are lost in the mists of
> history, evolution and other sources of confusion.  I still would like
> to know the source of "wippen".
>
> >  It must have been some job, like trying to lift
> >  an elephant with a lever made of feathers.
>
> Well, not quite but getting a committee to work is like pushing a rubber
> band across the desk.
>
> > I would be the last to try and impose one
> > term on definition of any everybody,
>
> I know.  But I would. :)
>
> > My objection is to those people who enter our field
> > without knowledge, and do not have the discipline
>
> We are piano geeks, some are computer geeks and others are money geeks.
> Everyone to their own language but Lord helps us all when we try to talk
> to other geeks. :)
>
> My very best to you Ted.
>
> And the list.
>
> Newton
>