Posted by Wade on October 22, 2003 at 11:16:19:
In Reply to: Re: Re: vented vs leaky posted by Mary Ann on October 22, 2003 at 10:39:14:
Yes.
BTW – UPS has the power to destroy any instrument in transit. You should amend your sentence below from stating that they were unable to damage the instrument to:
From the third book of the Barynomicron (the famous Book of Euphonium Spells, Incantations, and Prayers)
" . . . and the fell gods of UPS saw the attempts made to ship the baryton across the face of the world, and this pleased them, and they said 'This is good.' And burnt offerings were made unto the fell UPS gods, and the scent was pleasing to them, and they said 'This is good." And the fell gods of UPS said unto the little baryton: Lo, thou shalt traverse the planet unmolested. Thou shalt make a barytonish noise unto us and cause the woman named Mary Ann to worship us and offer unto us burnt offerings that please us, and the smells of which please us, and you will make her play fell music which pleaseth us to no end. And thou shalt always have an unexplainable musty scent within your tubing. And thou shalt always have an inexplicably flat 5th partial. And then the fell gods of UPS did allow the little baryton to traverse the face of the world without incident."
Or something like that.
Ta!
Wade "making a study of tenor-pitched brass and the occult" Rackley