Don wrote: > Hi Richard, > > I've been fortunate enough to play 5 Strads and one Guarnarius. The Strads > were all "ok" but nothing fabulous. The Guarnarius on the other hand was > one of those instruments "to die for". On that *very* limited and subject > basis I can say that my own fiddle "out played" the 5 Strads, and was NOT > even in the same building (maybe on even on the same planet) as the > Guarnarius. > > I do believe that choice of instrument is a totally subjective phenonima. I agree. It is subjective and the concept of belief is at the core here... not any concept of "knowledge" That being said, We have to acknowledge the world around us don't we ?? If that world largely says, to put it tritely, Strads sound best, or Steinways sound best, then we cant simply ignore that, dismiss it citing sales hype, mystic, or the like...., and we certainly cannot invoke the gods of science to discount it out of hand. > > My single point was that just because an instrument has a "name" it does > NOT mean it is good. And when you put it that way... I agree. :)... My single point was (and I admit I am a bit hyper sensitive on this mark) that we constantly and willingly misuse these disciplins of science and math....and do so in a particularilly religious fashion. Let us pray..... :) > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. > > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca > http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. > REGINA, SK > S4S 5G7 > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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