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Re: Colloquialisms

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Colloquialisms
From: "Jim Gayfer" <jim_gayfer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:30:08 EST
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Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I haven't read all of the colloquialism postings so forgive me if I am 
repeating someone else's contribution.

One of my favourite expressions for the bagpipes is the "tartan torture 
machine".

Also, we used to refer to the euphonium as the "iron cello".

Jim Gayfer
Trombone and baritone
Woods Manufacturing Brass Band


>From: THoward34@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Colloquialisms
>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:11:39 EST
>
>Yet another deescription for bagpipes - Highland Saxophones
>
>Cheers
>
>Ted Howard
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