question about a file?

[Richard Moody]

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> From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: question about a file?
> Date: Saturday, July 10, 1999 10:52 PM
> 
> At 09:20 PM 7/10/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >Dear Pianotech,
> >
> >Today I wondered how a file became known as a "bastard" file.  Anyone have
> >a resource or  information concerning the history of this naming, please?
> >
> 
> 
> Hi Keith,
> Bastard refers to the tooth cut.
> 
>  Ron N

No No no, 
	It started when there was an emigration of workers from Italy to England during
times of unrest. Or an Englishman went to Italy to apprentice.  Anyhow the Italian
said to the Englishman in dismay  "Dis is da besta file you got?"  It sounded like
"bastard" so the name stuck.  ric