Yeah, but Jackass flats, Nevada sounds better that Jackass sharps, me thinks. Carl Meyer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Jorgensen" <Michael.Jorgensen@cmich.edu> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 4:16 AM Subject: Re: theory > Hi Dave, > You could be right, but somehow a piano advertised with "genuine ebony flats" just doen't sound as nice as one with "genuine ebony sharps." > > -Mike > Be a positive thinker, think sharp! > > > > "David M. Porritt" wrote: > > > Gang: > > > > I have a theory that black keys were always called sharps for the simple reason that on typewriters there is no flat key. We could write F# easily, but G-flat had to be written out. > > > > dave > > >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC