On the 15th day of December...

[Larry Trischetta]

I haven't been reading for a few days and only looked at this post, but  at
the risk of sounding uninformed of the latest developments, may I suggest
for the first day, a "parched bridge and several bare keys"... In keeping
with the rhyme "partridge in a pear tree" and using someone's (see, I am
uninformed) words "parched"- and "several...keys"... Good thinking, whoever
wrote them. Any thoughts on going with the "a-swimming, a-milking" etc. idea
like the "jacks a-jumping" line?  Very much a signature part of the song.
Also, I think Rob meant a-flat (like "a-jumping") rather than A flat. 

Here are 2 more suggestions:
Seven ribs a-buzzin'
Six strings a-poppin' (or six strings a-zinging)
Also, this may be too far fetched, but if you got a Schomaker as the rebuild
 you could have Five Golden Strings.

Larry Trischetta




-------Original Message-------

From: Richard Brekne
Date: 12/14/07 13:27:42
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: On the 15th day of December...
 
Grin... A-flat eh... ? Hard to put "With" in front of it... but it gives
me an idea for a day 1 !... see below. We've no doubt not heard the last
of the first line :):)
 
Cheers
RicB
 
        15 Cents-A-flat
 
        Rob Goodale, RPT
        Las vegas, NV
 
On the 15th day of December a piano came to me
 
   Fifteen butts a-bounding
   Fourteen wobbly whippens
   Thirteen coins a-clinking,
   Twelve tubby bass strings,
   Eleven  jacks a-jumping,
   Ten grungy grommets,
   Nine brittle bridles,
   Eight damaged dampers,
   Seven fractured flanges,
   Six errant elbows,
   Five broken strings !
   Four coats of paint,
   Three warped posts,
   Two pedals bent,
   With parched board and 50 cents flat !
 
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