Glad you surfaced again Roger; be a good boy. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> To: <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:13 PM Subject: Re: key doublets > > 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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