DON'T BUY PEPSI IN THE NEW CAN ! (MISSING "UNDER GOD")

[David Love]

The insertion of "under God" had more to do with McCarthyism and the fear
of the godless communists.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Hechler Family <dahechler@charter.net>
> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 5/1/2004 1:38:54 PM
> Subject: Re: DON'T BUY PEPSI IN THE NEW CAN ! (MISSING "UNDER GOD")
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> >I, for one would really appreciate you keeping your religious extremism
to
> >yourself. 
> >
>
> According to this page, the phrase "under God" was not added until 1954, 
> 62 years after the pledge was initially penned.  And it was added only 
> after the Knights of Columbus lobbied Congress:
>
>   http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm
>
> A the time, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower said "In this way we are 
> reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage 
> and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual 
> weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in 
> peace and war."
>
> >Post about $%^ @#$* pianos please!
> >
> I rarely have anything to submit since most of my clientel are 
> middle-class uprights, everything from full size antique uprights to 
> newish spinets, and servicing the complete realm of player pianos. And, 
> this list seems to be dedicated to the upper-class grands and related 
> topics - scales, voicing, etc.
>
> So, here is my piano related post ....
>
> In Feb, I had a service call from a man that owned a 1980's spinet 
> player piano, that the treble was only two strings. Anyway, after 
> servicing the player part, I tuned it in honky-tonk tuning (my first, 
> and probably my only time) which had never done before and very nervous. 
> So, after listenening to years of old bar-room pianos in the movies, I 
> thought I did a pretty good job. At lleast the owner liked it.
>
> Now the owner is selling his house and wants to sell the piano without a 
> "proper" tuning. However, he said that the new owner can get it retuned 
> anyway he wants to - I'm out another tuning fee.
>
> What to do ?
>
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