Laury, My comment was complex, and somewhat tongue-in-cheek. We have to start somewhere, and we have to stop somewhere. We have to compose and play on what we have, during our own lifetimes! Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Libin" <lelibin at optonline.net> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 7:39 PM Subject: [CAUT] adequate, ultimate and optimal > > I don't think 'adequate' is quite the right word, unless it applies > equally to Strads. The best pianos of Mozart's and Beethoven's day are as > perfectly suited to their intended repertoires and performance techniques > as any instruments ever have been; they're as refined in their way as any > superior piano of today. No instrument is 'ultimate,' and 'optimal' > depends on what's required of it. > Laurence > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> > To: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>; <caut at ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 5:01 PM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bridge Materials and Design > > >> On 1/19/2011 2:58 PM, Ed Sutton wrote: >>> My point is that while they may not be ultimate and optimal, they were >>> adequate enough to make some kind of music, and may still be. >> >>
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