At 7:46 AM -0500 11/23/02, Farrell wrote:
>Now you've got my interest! Is there some traceable lineage from
>boats to pianos? I can't quite picture where pianos have things in
>common with boatbuilding as opposed to furniture or buildings. I
>trust the use of hide glue is not one of the things in common?
No, I gather it was the wood workers. The capstan (screw) was one
term which came over from boatbuilding. There's a list of them.
Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.
"I gotta go ta woik...."
...........Ian Shoales, Duck's Breath Mystery Theater
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