<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3700.6699" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Right Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The east coast doesn't begin and end = with the Bronx. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just drive down to Sayouth Caaaholyenah = to get my drift  ... :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean-Jacques Granas</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 16, 2004 = 1:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pronunciation of KNABE?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Hmmmm..... On the east = coast you say? Did you hear that perhaps while driving in your caaaah? Or maybe = while eating a tomater?   ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Jean-Jacques Granas" = <</FONT><A href="mailto:jjgranas@zigzag.pl"><FONT face=Arial size=2>jjgranas@zigzag.pl</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 6:39 AM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: Pronunciation of KNABE?</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> Hello there,<BR>> <BR>> It is strange that no one = seems to have mentioned it (maybe I missed it...),<BR>> but the word Knabe = is a German word meaning "boy". Ttherefore, the way it is<BR>> = pronounced (and by "it is" I don't mean that it's Holy Writ) derives from<BR>> the = German pronounciation which, at least in this particular case, seems<BR>> = like something we can manage. That explains why the "K" is pronounced, = and<BR>> also why the final "E" is made to sound like "UH" or "EH"-like. That's = how I<BR>> always heard it pronounced (on the east coast at = least).<BR>> <BR>> Hope this contributes something worthwhile to the = discussion.<BR>> <BR>> Jean-Jacques Granas<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original = Message -----<BR>> From: "Farrell" <</FONT><A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>><BR>> To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>><BR>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:21 AM<BR>> Subject: Re: Pronunciation of = KNABE?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > THAT is my question - why is the = "K" pronounced?<BR>> ><BR>> > Terry Farrell<BR>> = ><BR>> > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > From: "Phillip Ford" = <</FONT><A href="mailto:fordpiano@earthlink.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>fordpiano@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>><BR>> > To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>><BR>> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 5:31 PM<BR>> > Subject: Re: Pronunciation of KNABE?<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > = ><BR>> > > At 07:14 AM 1/15/2004, you wrote:<BR>> > > >We = say KUH-NAH-BEE, but I've heard the German pronuciation as<BR>> > KUH-NAH-BUH.<BR>> > > >What does everyone here = say?<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > >John Minor<BR>> > > = >University of Illinois<BR>> > ><BR>> > > These derned = foreigners.  Why don't they change their names to something<BR>> > we<BR>> = > > Amuricans can pronounce?  Knabe ist ein deutsches Wort for = boy or lad.<BR>> > Why<BR>> > > didn't he change his name to = Mr. Lad or Mr. Boy or something?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Anyway, = since he didn't, and since the pianos were made in Baltimore,<BR>> = I'd<BR>> > > say that makes it an American name by default, so why are we worrying<BR>> > about<BR>> > > how they pronounce it in = some other god forsaken country.  So, this<BR>> makes<BR>> > the<BR>> > > K silent and the e on the end an indication that = the a ought to be long.<BR>> > So it should be<BR>> > > = pronounced NAYB (rhymes with ABE, as in Lincoln - a real Amurican, gosh<BR>> = > > darn it, with a name everyone can pronounce).<BR>> > = ><BR>> > > anon.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > _______________________________________________<BR>> > > = pianotech list info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> > ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> = > _______________________________________________<BR>> > pianotech = list info: </FONT><A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> ><BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list = info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>