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Pedal Duo-Art
By John Johns

Hello everyone!  I should have realized that using the term "half
Duo-Art" would get a response from Douglas Henderson.  I used the term
simply because it seems to be in general use.  Not because I think of
the pedal Duo-Art as incapable of giving as satisfactory a performance
as the electric version.  I agree with Douglas on this point.  However
we do need a way of distinguishing Duo-Arts with only one accordion
regulator from those with two.  Do you have a better suggestion,
Douglas?

Regards
John Johns

 [ Editor's note:
 [
 [ We need both a formal or historical term as well as an informal
 [ term.  The name 'Pianola' was hated by Aeolian's competitors,
 [ but the man-in-the-street nonetheless said 'Pianola' instead of
 [ the generic term 'player piano'.  'Half of a Duo-Art', or 'pedal
 [ Duo-Art', may not be historically accurate, but terms like these
 [ are certainly descriptive and in regular use.
 [
 [ Don't forget: a dictionary does not _define_ word usage --
 [ it _reflects_ how folks (that man in the street) use words.
 [
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Mon 28 Dec 1998, 02:23:42 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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