Hi, Can't spell. Never could. At 08:02 PM 10/5/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Don, > >At 18:22 10/05/2003 +0000, you wrote: >>Hi Terry, >>. There you go--one >>possibly appochrifal explanation of "tuning hammer". >> >>At 04:24 PM 10/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: >> >And for whatever reason, here in the US, most folks call a tuning lever a >>tuning >hammer! >> >> >Terry Farrell >> >>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > > >>"appochrifal" >??? > >I think that would be vestigial, kinda like your appendix, or the vestige >of a former usage. Those of us who do harpsichords well know the use of a >tuning hammer for tapered pins. > >Of course, I've heard/seen people refer to the thing as a tuning >"key". Which leaves me wondering, would that be as in door, clock or skate? > > > >Conrad Hoffsommer > >My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely. >It's gone right now and didn't leave a forwarding address. > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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