I flat-out do not understand that last line. A cartridge? It rhymes with partridge, but whatzitmean? "And a parsnip in the pantry." Nah, no pianos in that ... Alan Barnard Salem, MO ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 12/11/2007 4:24:12 AM Subject: On the 11th day of December (Final draft.... I think :)) >Grin... ok by what appears to be popular demand...we go with jacks >a-jumping. Day 12 is nigh upon us... Marshall has tabled "12 tubby bass >strings".... along with a bunch of good concepts for the days to come. >As for the first line.... hehe... we've had three so far... All fit the >meter well... I liked the idea of rhyming with Partridge as best as >possible.. tho cracked bridge / cracked plate... and several something >or another keys works well too... A compromise is proposed below >At this point I believe we have the following : >Cheers >RicB >On the 11th day of December, a piano came to me... > > With eleven jacks a-jumping > Ten twisted stickers > Nine rotten bridles > Eight chewed up dampers > Seven grungy flanges > Six busted elbows, > Five broken strings ! > Four coats of paint, > Three warped posts, > Two pedals bent, > And a Cartridge of several bare keys > I think "jacks a-jumpin" is really the wave of the future!! It's GREAT > because that's the signature hook (for lack of a better word) of the > song... > 10 lords a-leaping, 8 maids a-milking, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese > a-laying. > What other song do you hear that in??? Why don't we try to match > those and > it will really sound authentic... (still lacking a better word). I still > like "cracked bridge and several bare keys" for the 1st day. > It's getting addictive. That song is in my head too much now! Merry > Christmas, by the way. > Larry Trischetta > > > >-- >Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.8/1153 - Release Date: 11/26/2007 9:08 >PM
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