key doublets

[jolly roger]

Come now Papa Ted, we are not eccentric.   Just proud.  <G>

Have a great day

Roger

At 05:15 PM 11/8/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi again Newton!
>
>I wish I had known you thought I was perfect; I would never have caused you
>to be disillusioned. Speaking as an ex-Brit turned Canadian, I have to admit
>that the English are a pretty nutty lot. I think the nation was formed by
>all the world's eccentrics being put on the island then pushed well away
>from shore. Other nations have their eccentrics of course, but find them
>embarrasing. The English are proud of theirs.
>Love your quirky humor; keep it up,
>
>Ted
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
>To: <caut@ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 4:03 PM
>Subject: Re: key doublets
>
>
>> Hi Ted,
>>
>> Thank you again for your note.
>>
>> >  it is just a defect of my character.
>>
>> Well, if you say so, but I thought you were perfect.  Now any numeration
>> of my character flaws will have to come from my former wife or my
>> daughter.  Opinions do differ.
>>
>> The English call things by weird names, boot for the trunk of a car,
>> bonnet for the hood etc., etc.
>>
>> We considered, toe rail, kick panel, pedal board and a few others.  Our
>> choices were based upon consensus, clearing up or not creating confusion
>> and in some cases, personal preference.
>>
>> The whole idea was to find as many names, from as many sources and to
>> put out something that could be used as a reference work to make
>> communication easier.  I think we succeeded quite well.
>>
>> I love to know things, like the source of "The whole nine yards".
>> (W.W.II reference to .50 caliber machine guns in aircraft having a belt
>> nine yards long.  TO shoot the "whole nine yards" was to use up all your
>> ammunition(  Some of the sources of piano names are lost in the mists of
>> history, evolution and other sources of confusion.  I still would like
>> to know the source of "wippen".
>>
>> >  It must have been some job, like trying to lift
>> >  an elephant with a lever made of feathers.
>>
>> Well, not quite but getting a committee to work is like pushing a rubber
>> band across the desk.
>>
>> > I would be the last to try and impose one
>> > term on definition of any everybody,
>>
>> I know.  But I would. :)
>>
>> > My objection is to those people who enter our field
>> > without knowledge, and do not have the discipline
>>
>> We are piano geeks, some are computer geeks and others are money geeks.
>> Everyone to their own language but Lord helps us all when we try to talk
>> to other geeks. :)
>>
>> My very best to you Ted.
>>
>> And the list.
>>
>> Newton
>>
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