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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I always get positive comments from the Operator for an Hour participants when I pull my Sheaffer ink pen out of my pocket to sign their certificates. I learned to use one in undergraduate school for music writing. Ball point pens will not work for that and implements such as Flairs did not exist.<div><br></div><div>This brings up how people today use the term technology. My ink pen with its disposable ink cartridge is a technological advancement over ink wells.</div><div><br></div><div>And the computer program I use to compose and print music is an upgrade over pen & ink. Many younger musicians have a difficult time reading hand printed music. The biggest source being changed is for Broadway musicals, all of the old scores are being replaced with computer generated printing. I have quite a few hand printed works, by others, in my library that could qualify as works of art.</div><div><br></div><div>I gave my 200+ page book on writing manuscript by hand to the IUP Music Library as a historical reference for the students.<br><br><div>Dennis F. Cramer <br><a href="http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/" target="_blank">http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/</a></div><br><br><div>> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:53:52 -0700<br>> From: pcc_sr@yahoo.com<br>> To: pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves--and Coal<br>> <br>> Today such is called Calligraphy isn't it.<br>> <br>> Your pier reminds me of another. God was passing out brains; the child thought he said "trains" and requested an electric one. Good choice!<br>> <br>> PC<br>> <br>> PS What are we burning now? Electrons maybe.<br>> <br>> <br>> --------------------------------------------<br>> On Mon, 10/28/13, John Swindler <j_swindler@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves--and Coal<br>> To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org><br>> Date: Monday, October 28, 2013, 8:13 AM<br>> <br>> Always liked the rather artistic cursive from past generations - several past generations. KOOL - that someone would take the time for such elaborate handwriting, but wish it was easier to read. <br>> <br>> Unfortunately I was standing on the wrong pier when the legible cursive writing gene was being handed out.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>> Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br></div></div> </div>
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