[PRCo] cursive

[DF Cramer]

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.
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.
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.
I gave my 200+ page book on writing manuscript by hand to the IUP Music Library as a historical reference for the students.

Dennis F. Cramer 
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/

> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:53:52 -0700
> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com
> To: pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org
> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves--and Coal
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> Today such is called Calligraphy isn't it.
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> Your pier reminds me of another.  God was passing out brains; the child thought he said "trains" and requested an electric one.  Good choice!
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> PC
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> PS What are we burning now?  Electrons maybe.
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> On Mon, 10/28/13, John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>  Subject: Re: [PRCo] Burning Leaves--and Coal
>  To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org>
>  Date: Monday, October 28, 2013, 8:13 AM
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>  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.  
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>  Unfortunately I was standing on the wrong pier when the legible cursive writing gene was being handed out.
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