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Re: OT members' ages (was Re: OBNatlang: German Pronunciation)

From:Stephen Mulraney <ataltanie@...>
Date:Monday, September 8, 2003, 9:06
Costentin Cornomorus wrote:
> Stephen Mulraney wrote:
>>>Unfortunately, they lack a certain ... >>>portability.
> Try a spinet (or virginals) and a harmonium > (American, not Indian, thought they're cool too > as well as highly portable). > > Small wing harpsichords are fairly cheap and show > up on Ebay regularly. They're also fairly light > (when compared to ány class of piano!). Reed > organs are also pretty light and not terribly > expensive. They usually have the advantage of a > handle bar at either end so two people can easily > shift the thing.
Not a bad idea, and one that never occured to me. Y'know, something might come of this :).
>>>My ex-girlfiend, >>>a composition student, saved herself a lot of >>>angst and inconvenience and invested in a ... >>>electronic piano thingy (whachyamacallit). > > > A barely tenable compromise! ;)
Indeed. Hmmm... at least it didn't need tuning, though :) s. --- "Socialism plus electrification equals communism" Stephen Mulraney -- Vladimir Il'ich Lenin, after a demonstration w::ataltane.net of the Theremin by its inventor. e:: " at " .net

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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Costentin Cornomorus <elemtilas@...>VIRGINALS! was OT members' ages
Peter Bleackley <peter.bleackley@...>VIRGINALS! was OT members' ages