The insertion of "under God" had more to do with McCarthyism and the fear of the godless communists. David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Hechler Family <dahechler@charter.net> > To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 5/1/2004 1:38:54 PM > Subject: Re: DON'T BUY PEPSI IN THE NEW CAN ! (MISSING "UNDER GOD") > > Farrell wrote: > > >I, for one would really appreciate you keeping your religious extremism to > >yourself. > > > > According to this page, the phrase "under God" was not added until 1954, > 62 years after the pledge was initially penned. And it was added only > after the Knights of Columbus lobbied Congress: > > http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm > > A the time, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower said "In this way we are > reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage > and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual > weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in > peace and war." > > >Post about $%^ @#$* pianos please! > > > I rarely have anything to submit since most of my clientel are > middle-class uprights, everything from full size antique uprights to > newish spinets, and servicing the complete realm of player pianos. And, > this list seems to be dedicated to the upper-class grands and related > topics - scales, voicing, etc. > > So, here is my piano related post .... > > In Feb, I had a service call from a man that owned a 1980's spinet > player piano, that the treble was only two strings. Anyway, after > servicing the player part, I tuned it in honky-tonk tuning (my first, > and probably my only time) which had never done before and very nervous. > So, after listenening to years of old bar-room pianos in the movies, I > thought I did a pretty good job. At lleast the owner liked it. > > Now the owner is selling his house and wants to sell the piano without a > "proper" tuning. However, he said that the new owner can get it retuned > anyway he wants to - I'm out another tuning fee. > > What to do ? > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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