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Kane Knight 04-17-2008 09:50 AM

Epiphany or Epi-Phone?
 
Is the name Epiphone actually pronounced Ep-ee-fone? I'd alway assumed the name was a play on epiphany, had have always pronounced it as such, but I've noticed EVERYONE says it the other way.

ron the dial 04-17-2008 11:16 AM

i've always said it epiphone like episode.

Fabien Barthez 04-17-2008 06:01 PM

Epi phone

Like Grammarphone, saxaphone, Parlophone.

Kane Knight 04-17-2008 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabien Barthez (Post 2122186)
Epi phone

Like Grammarmaphone, saxamaphone, Parlomaphone.


Fabien Barthez 04-17-2008 06:14 PM

I didn't do that myself to allow room for such tomfoolery.

Well in KK. Never miss a beat, my man. :D

Kane Knight 04-18-2008 09:38 AM

I had to. :D

The Mask 04-18-2008 09:04 PM

whats the other way? i always said it same as you and everyone i ever knew did too.

Fabien Barthez 04-18-2008 09:18 PM

Epiph-o-ne

Kane Knight 04-19-2008 07:18 AM

Like it rhymes (sorta) with telephone. Like I said, I always figured it was a play on Epiphany, and pronounced it as such, so this phone nonsense is kinda alien to me.

Fabien Barthez 04-19-2008 08:09 AM

E-mail them. Don't try to pretend you don't have the time to seek the truth on this one.

DaveWadding 04-22-2008 03:15 AM

Eh-pee-phone

The name "Epiphone" is a combination of proprietor Epaminondas Stathopoulo's nickname "Epi" and "phone", Greek for "sound".

stolen off Wiki.

thedamndest 04-22-2008 06:30 AM

"Eh-pee-phone" is how my old guitar teacher used to pronounce it.

Fabien Barthez 04-22-2008 07:22 AM

I bet anyone a cheese sandwich KK hasn't yet emailed them.

Lazy. :foc:

You could take the Wiki answer, but I wouldn't expect you to, frankly.

FakeLaser 04-22-2008 01:48 PM

I always said it as epiphany

Big Fat Mike 04-22-2008 05:09 PM

LOL...."epiphany"....


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