How do you pronounce Schiopffe?

[Don Brown]

I'd like to know how drummer William Schiopffe's last name should be pronounced.

[Rooster_Ties]

Very carefully.

[Chuck Nessa]

Something like ship fa.

[Jim R]

Something like ship fa.

Hey- watch your language.

[Don Brown]

Thanks, Chuck. That makes sense.

[Big Beat Steve]

and above all, write it like it is supposed to be written:

Schiøpffe

"ship fa" is right as far as "something like" goes, but "sheep fa" or "shayp fa"/"shoyp fa" would be a little closer yet.

Edited December 1, 2013 by Big Beat Steve

[king ubu]

Then why don't they exchange the "o" and the "i"? As it reads, it would be "shiop fa", wouldn't it?

[Big Beat Steve]

Then why don't they exchange the "o" and the "i"? As it reads, it would be "shiop fa", wouldn't it?

I can only roughly reproduce what DANISH pronounciation (to my ears, anyway) would sound like and how it ought to be transcribed but as far as I can tell and assess, the "iø" is pronounced more like an extended "öö" (i.e. "øø"). In short, the "i" is not pronounced that distinctly and the "i" and the "ø" are worked into a more open sound somewhere between "e" and "ö".

Now try to reproduce that in non-phonetic spelling for English tonsils.

[king ubu]

Okay, that's about what I'd have expected, the "öö" I mean, so the "i" is more a slight colouring than it's actually being pronounced.