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RE: FAT BRASS (fwd)

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: FAT BRASS (fwd)
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 08:31:59 GMT
Organisation: Wharfedale Computers Ltd.
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Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

re: Stone -- I had to look it up as well:  "an official British unit
equal to 14 pounds (6.3 kilograms)"

Anyone else out there: I also would find it interesting to know the
origin of the term.

Kevin Petersen
kpetersen@xxxxxxxxxxxx


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>From: Trond Otto Berg[SMTP:trober@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 4:23 AM
>To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: FAT BRASS
>
>Adrian J. Raven wrote:
>
>> Alastair Wheeler wrote:
>> >
>> > On Sat, 28 Feb 1998, Phil Green wrote:
>> >
>> > > Keeping in with the spirit of the original posting, we at Fodens can
>> > > provide a couple of Euph players, a 1st Baritone and both an EEb and
>> > > BBb bass.
>> > > Also, do you need a conductor ?? :-)
>> >
>> > Help!  Dean & Loz together again!  Run away......
>> >
>> Then all we need is one more 18 stone BBb player living in NZ, and the
>> Three Amigos are back in business!!
>>
>> Ask Deano or Loz :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Adrian Raven
>>
>>
>
>In our band in Norway, Oerskog Brass, we have a special "club" for fat
>people;
>Pondusklubben, or translated to english; maybe "The Big Belly Bandsmen"?
>We have really a "heavy" infuence in the band's boarder, just to make sure
>that
>none of the band activities have a bad infuence on our expesivly bought fat
>(Beer is extremly expensive in Norway)
>
>By the way; you are talking about "stones".  In Norway a stone is something,
>big or small, that lay on the ground, ideal for roadbuilding and
>housebuilding.  The question is: What is a stone related to the worldwide
>weightscale of "kilograms", and does anyone have a historical explanation of
>the term STONE.
>
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>  Trond  Otto Berg
>  Principal
>  Stranda Music School, Norway
>
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