Re: [Harp-L] Does the little b mean flat?

[Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick In Davis <rickindavis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The guy put me on hold for a couple minutes and then came back and 
> asked me if the "little b" means flat. 

it's a little known fact that, in musical context, the word we hear as "flat"
is actually spelled with a silent "b", as "bflat".  that's where that abbreviation
comes from.

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