Another way to translate the catalog is to cut and paste the terms you need translated into Google's translation app. I speak the language fairly well, but have difficulty with a lot of the technical terms. The Google translator is the best online German-English translator I have found to date: Here's the link: http://translate.google.com/translate_t# Gary -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 7:26 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key Bushing Job On 4/11/09, Gregor _ <karlkaputt at hotmail.com> wrote: > > I think there is no catalog in English. You could ask Jahn, here is the > contact website: > http://www.pianoteile.com/html/frames/neukunden.html > > But an English version is not available on that site, so I guess there is no > English catalog. > > Gregor Hie thee to a bookstore and get a Langenscheidt (or Cassell's, etc.) German/English dictionary and to a supply house to get a copy of "Nomenklatur". Thrash about in both, as well as the pianoteile website, and you'll be amazed how much German you already know. Pictures help, too. ;-} Wörterbuch (words book) = dictionary. See? You could figure that out, right? ;-}}}} -- Conrad Hof(f)sommer, (summer court) RPT Luther College Decorah, IA
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