Thanks, if only because I now know about "Best of Craigslist", which is generally hilarious! Annie Grieshop > -----Original Message----- > From: Conrad Hoffsommer [mailto:hoffsoco at luther.edu] > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:38 AM > To: Rob & Helen Goodale; Pianotech List > Subject: Re: A Backwards piano? > > > Rob posted: > > At 23:36 9/28/2007, > > >Check this out on "Craigs List". A reverse strung piano? I like > >the part that says its strung backwards so that people in southern > >nations can play music writen in northern Europe. Of course the > >best part is how it will fit well in a left-handed house! > > > >Link here: > ><http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/min/413152288.html>http://w ww.craigslist.org/about/best/min/413152288.html > >Rob Goodale, RPT >Las Vegas, NV Jurgen responded: >Rob, take a close look at the website it refers to: >owa_tajur_kayam.org > >Now pronounce it slowly. >Do you get something like >"Oh, what a jerk I am"? > >sorry to break the news to you... <G> > >Jurgen Goering The thing that bothers me other than the apparent prank/fraud, is that there actually _are_ REAL reverse(d) pianos out there - and in the northern hemisphere... (Pierre - that double piano in your museum comes to mind. - Boisselot?) Top manual is reversed.
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