Gregor, a great source for german / english piano nomenclature is Max Mathias ´s Steinway Service Manual, which was published bilingual. Regards, Bernhard Stopper Am 12.04.2009 um 10:51 schrieb Gregor _: > I must admit that I did not buy a Nomenklatur until now and that > many technical terms in English are really hard to understand for > me. But reading and writing here in this list helps a lot. This way > I learned many words. Often the context makes clear what a word > means. So, this list is a great resource for me, not only technical > but also for the language. Thank you all :-) > > Gregor > > > > > Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:36:31 -0500 > > From: hoffsoco at luther.edu > > To: pianotech at ptg.org > > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key Bushing Job > > > > On 4/11/09, Amadeus Piano Company <amadeuspiano at comcast.net> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > True, but you won't learn anything. ;-{ > > > > I haven't hit those "translation" sites for some time after some > > really, really bad/funny answers they've delivered in the past. If > > they really have measurably improved, that's great. > > > > If the foreign piano sites aren't fully photo/graphically > illustrated, > > the Nomenklatur book comes in real handy. > > > > > > > > -- > > Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT > > Luther College > > Decorah, IA > > > > check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows > Live™ goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090412/a8061368/attachment.html>
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