Hi, Avery "Wings and pianos" is simple enough: "fluegel" in German means grand piano, and it is called that because the open lid reminds them of a wing. "Piano" in Germany is an upright. However, the next sentence is far too industrious even for Germans! I assume that "away industry" and "industry away" possibly means export/import. Anybody care to guess at the whole sentence? Might we see it in German, just to cheat? Susan P.S. Yes, it is fun! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avery wrote: > What's fun is putting a paragraph or something in English there. Translate >it into whatever language. Then copy that translation, paste it back there >and have it re-translated into English. Talk about strange. > >Avery > >>> I can't provide you with any info but if you want to try this, go to: >>>http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate? and type >>>Schimmel's URL: http://www.pianos.de/schimmel/index.html into the box >>>provided, select German to English and it will take you to Schimmel's page >>>with an English translation. Bear in mind, almost any translation into >>>English gives you some strange syntax sometimes, but it should be good >>>enough for you to understand what they're saying. >> >>Well, I'm not so sure about that. B-}) For example: >> >>"The joy in the music is important to us." >> >>That part is fairly clear, but it continues... >> >>"That was always like that, because not in vain our customers have us to >>prominent manufacturer made by wings and pianos, from one in >>Germany produced family business of the away industryindustry away industry >>come." (from the "translated" Schimmel page) >> >>How's that again? I was almost with them until "away in industryindustry >>away industry come." Is that the literal English for "Pianoforteindustrie >>stammen"? What a wonderful language! >> >>>Hope this helps a little. Something different, anyway. :-) >> >>I'll say! If nothing else it was fun. <g> >> >> John >> >> >> >>John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada >>musselj@cadvision.com - http://www.cadvision.com/musselj/ > > >___________________________ >Avery Todd, RPT >Moores School of Music >University of Houston >Houston, TX 77204-4893 >713-743-3226 >atodd@uh.edu >http://www.music.uh.edu/ > >MUSIC DEFINITIONS: > Accidentals : the wrong notes. > > > > Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com "I'm glad there are at least some things somewhere that I don't have to do today." -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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