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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As a small time linguist in my spare =
time, I am
very excited about all this British versus US piano terminology stuff. =
If any of
you ever had a Haynes mechanic's manual in your hands, you know that =
every one
of them in its first pages has a table presenting several dozen =
different UK and
US terms such as spanners/wrenches, bonnets/hoods, boots/trunk, etc.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>May I venture to propose that we (those =
of you that
may be interested - I doubt I would have much to contribute) create such =
a list
for parts, tools, methods, and other piano related paraphernalia? =
Someone just
might write a Master's thesis on the subject. This is a legitimate =
persuit,
people.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also invite the Overs and Stuart =
crowd to
contribute the cherry on the cake with a few choice Austraylian
terms.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whaddya say ???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>jj</FONT></DIV>
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