Women and Tuning

[timothy ehlen]

Avery,

Actually, it's true: a German philosopher named Baumgarten 
coined this word "aesthetics" (the study of beauty), and the 
word was intended to sound as ugly as possible, so as to 
avoid any misunderstanding, as referenced below.  Didn't 
mean to make light of Stephane's post--I'm sure many can 
relate to it.

Maybe you haven't noticed my previous posts--I'm a pianist 
(Timothy Ehlen), but I'm also interested in piano 
technology. 

BTW, are you just naturally inquisitive, or do you always 
use that may question marks?

Tim  


---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:09:05 -0600
>From: Avery <avery1 at houston.rr.com>  
>Subject: Re: Women and Tuning  
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>
>Tim,
>
>And you are????????? And you're posting this why?????????
>
>Avery Todd
>
>At 12:12 PM 3/22/2006, you wrote:
>>Ah yes, aesthetics...that word designed at its invention to
>>sound as ugly as possible, so as not to be confused with
>>feminine beauty!
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:55:46 +0100
>> >From: Stéphane Collin <collin.s at skynet.be>
>> >Subject: Re: Women and Tuning
>> >To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>> >
>> >I (male) went once for tuning a piano in a house, and the
>>owner of the piano
>> >(a lady) left me for shopping.  She left me not with
>>children, but with a
>> >very cute girl, about 22, who was painting the room where
>>the piano was.
>> >She was doing a marvelous marble-like decoration on the
>>walls while I was
>> >tuning.  She was also looking at me with those deer eyes
>>who go deep into
>> >the spine, and talking so sweet and nice.  It was very
>>agreable, and I was
>> >moved.  We both made a pause and had the most charming
>>chat.  She showed me
>> >a book with pictures of many painting jobs she had done
>>before.  All very
>> >nice.  I felt that we both had some in common.  
Aesthetics
>>at least.  I felt
>> >that she felt that I felt that I should have invited her
>>for dinner, but ah,
>> >you know, my wife was already waitning for me for dinner,
>>so I didn't say
>> >anything.
>> >
>> >Stéphane Collin.
>> >
>> >
>
>