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Topic: Origin of the word "copedant" ? |
John Lockney
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New Market, Maryland, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2004 7:36 am |
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Where did the word "copedant" come from ? Who used it first ?
At first glance I thought it was
"codependant", which would have made sense since the note depends on both the tuning and pedal/knee position.
FWIW: "Copedant" is not in the dictionary but, according to the Wikepedia, a pedant is "someone who pays too much attention
to minor details." 
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Robert Porri
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Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2004 7:50 am
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At the risk of being totally wrong, somewhere I heard that it was a word coined by Tom Bradshaw.
Bob P.[This message was edited by Robert Porri on 23 December 2004 at 07:51 AM.] |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2004 8:23 am
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| Copedent: CHOrd PEDal arrangemENT |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 23 Dec 2004 8:51 am
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| If ever the was something for the FAQ list.... |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 23 Dec 2004 9:49 am
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| Supposedly we're supposed to pronounce it coh-pee-dent. That sounds obscene to me, and I don't get it. We say pedal, not peedal. I also, say puh-cahn, not pee-can, and prah-leen, not pray-leen (actually, I say praw-leen). But I say toh-may-toh, not toh-mah-to; so I'm not sure where that puts me. But I just can't bring myself to say coh-pee-dent. |
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Ben Slaughter
From:
Madera, California
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Posted 23 Dec 2004 11:17 am
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| See Steel Guitar Forum FAQ thread in Feedback/Testing forum. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 23 Dec 2004 6:28 pm
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Can we maybe also get an allowance here that, for the FAQ, either spelling will be allowed (even if one is technically wrong) 'cause it does appear that the word is otherwise gonna be mispelled 50% of the time anyway  |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 24 Dec 2004 9:38 am
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David, just repeat coh-pee-dent over and over, about 1,000 times and soon it won't sound obscene at all. You might even get to like it.??
Roger |
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Dec 2004 10:08 am
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Just a short term for "SETUP" that was used for years before a new word had to be invented.
fred
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 24 Dec 2004 10:38 am
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I don't know what "copedant" means, but to paraphrase what Fred said: "What have you got on that tuning? (and the steeler detuned before he took his break before someone figured it out).
It's a miracle that there are any standards in the tunings we use today!
www.genejones.com |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2004 7:11 am
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| I hate the term "Copedant". I posted about this over a year ago. I wish they'd ban it from being used. [This message was edited by Nick Reed on 25 December 2004 at 07:11 AM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Dec 2004 8:03 am
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It came from.....
COPE with Detuning AN ' re-Tuning [This message was edited by HowardR on 25 December 2004 at 08:05 AM.] |
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