<div>Actually, Irving Berlin only played in the key of D flat, but it's true that he used a transposing piano in order to play in other keys.</div> <div> </div> <div>Tom Sivak</div> <div>Chicago<BR><BR><B><I>Ruth Phillips <info@alliedpiano.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:SmartTagType name="PostalCode" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="country-region" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType"
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font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:windowtext; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none none;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> <div class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">There is also one in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jack</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wyatt</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceName> at PTG’s home office, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kansas</st1:place></st1:State> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">City</SPAN></FONT></st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">KS</st1:State></st1:place>. One of many wonders Jack has
assembled for the piano technicians. <o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It transposes up to a full octave! One story is Irving Berlin used one as he <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">only played in the key of C. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">You’ll be hearing more about the museum in the next few months.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ruth Phillips</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>From: "R.Moffatt & Sons Piano" <A href="mailto:moffatt5@telus.net">moffatt5@telus.net</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>Yes. <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cantos</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Music</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Calgary</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">><A href="http://us.f830.mail.yahoo.com/ym/www.Cantos.ca">www.Cantos.ca</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>Bob<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>R.Moffatt & Sons<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Calgary</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Alberta</st1:State> , <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">T3E 5G4</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div
class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>From: "Jim" <jim@pianoguy.com><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">| I have a Transposing Heintzman !!!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">| I've only seen 1 other one in 25 years of tuning . . .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">| Do any of you, or your customers have any ??<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">|<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
12pt">| Jim Kinnear<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">| Collingwood, Ca<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">|<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">|<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">| <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>| From: "John Ross".<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">| > I have seen a transposing upright piano that they made, some also had<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">| >
sustenuto.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>