Terminology and jargon.(was RB Vs CC etc.)

[Farrell]

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When you put your tuning case into your automobile, do you put it in the =
trunk, or in the boot?

Terry Farrell

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From: "Alan Forsyth" <alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 6:25 PM
Subject: Terminology and jargon.(was RB Vs CC etc.)


> Michael Gambles wrote;
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> >>"have a whole lot to catch up on. We have such a lot of variations =
in
> name parts of the piano here in the UK from those in US that I find
> difficulty in following some of your advices. ..........By the way we
> have "Levers" here where you have "Whippens" .......">>
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> Hello Michael,
> It took me a while to fathom out some of the jargon and nomenclature. =
Have
> YOU ever heard of CA glue???? I eventually plucked up the courage to =
ask and
> was informed, but if you go to a hardware store here and ask for some, =
don't
> be surprised to be confronted with blank faces. BTW (by the way), here =
I
> refer to levers or whippens as undercarriages.
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> Just as well you are not in the Auto trade. Those Americans use =
completely
> different terminology for their cars. Hood, trunk, fender, windshield, =
gas,
> to name but a few, plus of course they drive on the wrong side of the =
road,
> or should I say the right side of the turnpike.
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> Keep at it; you will learn something new every day on this list.
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> AF
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