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Old 01-11-2006, 12:11 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Help with spelling "Pilchek"

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Originally Posted by Trompetvrouw
I am looking for the correct spelling of a company that made lead pipes with the "stairs" inside. It is pronounced "PILL CHICK", but I have tried every spelling I can think of and can't find any information on these lead pipes. I had a few given to me today to try on my piccolo, but would really like to get some information via the web somehow. Does anyone know what I am talking about? Help?!
I usually heard Gene pronounce his name: PILT-SIK Sometimes he didn't say the T very strongly and it sounded like PILL-ZIK.

It is spelled Pilczuk. He was of Polish descent.

Gene called them "steps". Stairs or steps are called scale in Italian. In musical terms we also translate scale to mean scales in English.
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