Tech/maintenance SHWoodwind Updates

[Stephen Howard]

They missed a few typos and printing errors though, you should have asked for a refund.

Yes they did! And when these were corrected, they somehow managed to introduce a few new ones.
I think it took about four print runs before we caught them all. I still get the jitters whenever I send in an update.

 

[Targa]

Yes they did! And when these were corrected, they somehow managed to introduce a few new ones.
I think it took about four print runs before we caught them all. I still get the jitters whenever I send in an update.

They work on the same basis as software developers, bugs = job security.
(Probably where I went wrong, I was too good at the job so got made redundant.)

 

[vries1]

TJ SR alto saxophone review:

"whereby the pillars are are fitted to strips" (are)
"trés cool" (très)
"a la geek" (à)

 

[Veggie Dave]

I was about to say how impressed I was that someone noticed the difference between a grave and aigu accent ... and then I saw where you live. 🙂

 

[vries1]

Funny thing is, in the region where I live, "é" and "è" are pronounced identically. (Not the case in standard French). Many locals make exactly the same mistake!

 

[Stephen Howard]

TJ SR alto saxophone review:

"whereby the pillars are are fitted to strips" (are)
"trés cool" (très)
"a la geek" (à)

Excellent stuff, ta! I use the é because it's the only accent I know the keyboard shortcut for. At least that's my excuse...and I'm sticking to it!

I really do appreciate all this spell-checking....and as it happens a little birdie tell me that you're having a few issues with a horn and could really do with a handy reference guide for minor repairs....
So if you shoot me over your postal address, I'll bung you a copy of the sax manual by way of thanks for all the time you've spent finding those typos.

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

Ok then - Martin Committee III review:

and some of which that were Committees weren't marked as such.
some didn't..and some were (missing dot in ellipsis)
it's at least a standard to which all Martin owners should aspire to. (Only need first "to")
the fork is not so much a fork but a hole (but -> as)
the points screws are proper points
proper Mother of pearl key touches (lowercase m)
and blinding easy to adjust on the fly
tips the scales at just 2.38Kg (lowercase k)
you can quite legitamately call them a moron
First things first - It's a very stable horn

I quite liked "runt of the pack" so you can keep that! Are we having fun yet?

Cheers

Jonathan

 

[Stephen Howard]

Excellent finds!

I did wonder about that 'as/but a hole' and tried it both ways - and felt the 'but' scanned better. Might benefit from a comma though.

The Mother-of-pearl and Kg are handled by the software's spellchecker - which either means its wrong, or I've added them as custom entries in the past.

Keep 'em coming!

 

[rhysonsax]

which either means its wrong, or I've added them as custom entries in the past.

Keep 'em coming!

"its wrong" is wrong - should be "it's".

Or maybe that was a deliberate mistake.

Rhys

 

[Stephen Howard]

I was gonna put one in, then I thought "Nah, that's too obvious".

 

[Stephen Howard]

Just correcting the Martin review and found another one.

"Pro and cons, as usual"

 

[Stephen Howard]

Today's Benchlife Blog update - A pair of strippers

A rolling blog of everyday life on and around the workbench

 

[kevgermany]

Are you doing this on purpose?

In your latest strippers...

"I should point out that Nitromors make several different varieties of stripper - so it may well be the case that one or other of their products "

Rather than "one or other", "another"

 

[Stephen Howard]

Looks fine to me - I like to keep it 'conversational', and if some of the 'ampshire dialect slips in from time-to-time, well, thas' jus' gert.

 

[vries1]

Maybe we should have a separate "proof-reading" thread?

Anyway, keeping on the French track:
Selmer Mk.VI alto sax review: "joie di vivre" (joie de vivre)

And in the same review: "not to stuffy" (too)

In another review:
Windcraft WAS-110 alto saxophone review: "with a nicely rounded lower end that was complimented by a full midrange" (I would assume complemented)

 

[Stephen Howard]

Nice finds.

I remember looking up that joie de whatsit...but I guess I must've copied it off someone else who can't bleedin' spell.

I just uploaded the last batch, so I'll bung these straight on while the server's still warm.

 

[Jeanette]

Maybe we should have a separate "proof-reading" thread?

I was wondering about that @Stephen Howard do you want a separate thread?

Jx

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

Just found a proper mistake rather than a typo - Pack up your troubles is WWI, not WWII (B.O.G). Is that it?

 

[Stephen Howard]

I was wondering about that @Stephen Howard do you want a separate thread?

I'm happy to leave them here - it's the SHWoowind update thread, after all.

 

[Stephen Howard]

Just found a proper mistake rather than a typo - Pack up your troubles is WWI, not WWII (B.O.G). Is that it?

Ah...you're thinking of the original - I was talking about the (ahem) cover version 😛

I think, given the context, I can get away with it - and no, it's still not the one.

I'll give you a clue...it's the sort of error that once someone points it out, you'll kick yourself for not noticing it.