key doublets

[Ted Sambell]

Glad you surfaced again Roger; be a good boy.

Ted
----- Original Message -----
From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: key doublets


>
> Come now Papa Ted, we are not eccentric.   Just proud.  <G>
>
> Have a great day
>
> Roger
>
> At 05:15 PM 11/8/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >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
> >>
> >
>