Rather like the 'n' word in the US. Bill From: Rob MacKillop <[email protected]> To: wayne cripps <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 22:25 Subject: [LUTE] Re: Reasonably priced lutes in the US Wayne, the term "Paki" is regarded as being deeply offensive in the UK...not sure about the US or elsewhere. Rob www.robmackillop.net On 2 Oct 2012, at 21:54, wayne cripps <[1][email protected]> wrote: > > Mel Wong has reviewed a certain Paki lute .. and he made some inexpensive lutes himself. > > [2]http://www.blackbirdstringarts.com/2011/11/14/attention-cheapskates- paki-bashers-hoi-polloi/ > > > Wayne > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Michael O'Rourke" <[3][email protected]> >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Reasonably priced lutes in the US >> Date: October 2, 2012 3:18:37 PM EDT >> To: Martin Shepherd <[4][email protected]> >> Cc: [5][email protected] >> >> I think a builder in San Francisco was importing lutes from the Make >> Superior Music Company in China. The instruments were in the $600.00 >> range and from what I have heard very good for the price. Mel Wong, >> yes, now I remember, Mel Wong imported them. >> >> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Martin Shepherd >> <[1][6][email protected]> wrote: >> >> "suitable for the performance of the repertoire composed for the >> instrument." >> >> Er... what does that mean? Pyramid strings? >> >> Best to all from sunny Burgundy, >> Martin >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> [2][7]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> -- >> >> References >> >> 1. mailto:[8][email protected] >> 2. [9]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >
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