On the 11th day of December (Final draft.... I think :))

[Alan Barnard]

I flat-out do not understand that last line. A cartridge? It rhymes with partridge, but whatzitmean?

"And a parsnip in the pantry."   Nah, no pianos in that ...

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 12/11/2007 4:24:12 AM
Subject: On the 11th day of December (Final draft.... I think :))


>Grin... ok by what appears to be popular demand...we go with jacks 
>a-jumping.  Day 12 is nigh upon us... Marshall has tabled "12 tubby bass 
>strings".... along with a bunch of good concepts for the days to come.  
>As for the first line.... hehe... we've had three so far... All fit the 
>meter well... I liked the idea of rhyming with Partridge as best as 
>possible.. tho cracked bridge / cracked plate... and several something 
>or another keys works well too... A compromise is proposed below

>At this point I believe we have the following :

>Cheers
>RicB

>On the 11th day of December, a piano came to me...
> 
>     With eleven  jacks a-jumping
>     Ten twisted stickers
>     Nine rotten bridles
>     Eight chewed up dampers
>     Seven grungy flanges
>     Six busted elbows,
>     Five broken strings !
>     Four coats of paint,
>     Three warped posts,
>     Two pedals bent,
>     And a Cartridge of several bare keys



>    I think "jacks a-jumpin" is really the wave of the future!! It's GREAT
>    because that's the signature hook (for lack of a better word) of the
>    song...
>    10 lords a-leaping, 8 maids a-milking, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese
>    a-laying.
>    What other song do you hear that in??? Why don't we try to match
>    those and
>    it will really sound authentic... (still lacking a better word). I still
>    like "cracked bridge and several bare keys" for the 1st day.
>    It's getting addictive. That song is in my head too much now! Merry
>    Christmas, by the way.
>    Larry Trischetta



> 

> 

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