<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's pronounced "carrrrrrrrrrr" and "ter= mater" in Northwest Tennessee.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT<BR>Piano Technician/Technical Director<BR>Depa= rtment of Music<BR>106 Fine Arts Building<BR>University of Tennessee at Martin<BR>731/587-1152<BR>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<= BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-= LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>F= rom:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 16, 2004 6= :04 AM</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 co= ast you say? Did you hear that perhaps while driving in your caaaah? Or maybe w= hile 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 fa= ce=Arial size=2>> Hello there,<BR>> <BR>> It is strange that no one s= eems 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 G= erman pronounciation which, at least in this particular case, seems<BR>> l= ike something we can manage. That explains why the "K" is pronounced, and<B= R>> 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>&= gt; <BR>> Hope this contributes something worthwhile to the discussion.<= BR>> <BR>> Jean-Jacques Granas<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original M= essage -----<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 f= ace=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>><B= R>> 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>&gt= ; > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > From: "Phillip Ford" <</FO= NT><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=A= rial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>><B= R>> > 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 sa= y 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>> > > >Univer= sity of Illinois<BR>> > ><BR>> > > These derned foreigners.&n= bsp; Why don't they change their names to something<BR>> > we<BR>> = > > Amuricans can pronounce?  Knabe ist ein deutsches Wort for bo= y or lad.<BR>> > Why<BR>> > > didn't he change his name to Mr= . Lad or Mr. Boy or something?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Anyway, si= nce he didn't, and since the pianos were made in Baltimore,<BR>> I'd<BR>&gt= ; > > 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>> > > pronou= nced NAYB (rhymes with ABE, as in Lincoln - a real Amurican, gosh<BR>> &g= t; > darn it, with a name everyone can pronounce).<BR>> > ><BR>>= > > anon.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > _______________________________________________<BR>> > > piano= tech list info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT face=Ari= al size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><F= ONT 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><F= ONT 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><F= ONT face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>