Well, Hot Damn! We have us a regular "AUTHORITY" type! Methinks you should write a "correct" nomenclature book to enlighten all of us incorrect types.<G> Sheesh! Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I > [Original Message] > From: John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk> > To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 6/17/10 10:03:10 AM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Upstop rail - - was Upstop rail missing > > At 07:13 -0700 17/6/10, Joseph Garrett wrote: > > >JD harrumphed: "Since when is "upstop rail" a correct term?!" > > > >JD, > >Since we took the German and translated it. <G> (to American > >English<G>) Try getting a copy of Mason's Piano Nomanclature so that > >you arent' quite so confused.<G> > >Joe > > The German is Dmpferpralleiste, so lord knows what confused person > did the translation. The thing is called the (damper) stop rail. In > England, where it was invented before the Germans even had > modern-style dampers, it is also called the damper check rail or, on > an upright, the slap rail. Upstop is pure nonsense, Mason or not. > If Mason is as useless as Schimmel's Nomenclatur it has no value > anyway. > > JD > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: 5/15/09 6:16 AM
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