Well said, Richard. Regards, John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada Richard Brekne wrote: > Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote: > > > Dear List, > > > > Be sure to read Skip Becker's excellent article in the June Journal. It is > > his latest in his continuing series on Historical Temperaments (HT's). > > Bill Bill Bill.... Jiminees guy.. You really are your own best enemy. Now before > you get all hot and bothered, let me just say I find many of your posts amoung > the most interesting on this list. If you would just drop the rantings and > ravings, and keep to your point. > > You represent, in your support of historical temperaments, a kind of revolution > (counter revolution if you like). I might point out to you that there are > generally speaking there are two kinds of revolutionaries. The kind that go > around blowing things up, and the kind that actually accomplish something. This > second kind knows that they can play but a little part in any eventual change. > But they also know that they can play a positive and effective part within that > scope. > > I know little or nothing of HT when it comes down to it, and I support the basic > view that "Piano Tuning" should include so broad a spectre that a truly > accomplished Piano Tuner should be able to "perform" in a variarity of > temperaments. This view tho is of course severely hampered by the real need for > alternate temperaments. Per today, such demand and need in my part of the world > is null. Still I intend to explore this world in the firm belief that it will > help me in all aspects of tuning. (The more you learn to hear and control with > regard to tuning, the better) > > Now I understand that you have some unfortunate experience with Gina, Ed, and > others. I know none of you personally, and all I know about the argument comes > from a month and a half of following this list. But from my own experience with > conflict in personal / profesional ..er.. shall we say.. politics, I have learned > the following. You do what you believe is right, you try to get better at what > you do, you listen attentively to criticism and praise alike, and in the end if > somebody agrees with you great, if somebody doesnt .. great, but you do not fight > with folks, you remain aloof and superior to that digression. If you keep on > "keeping on" in this positive fashion, you will effect whatever change it is > possible to effect in your life. If you fall, as you do all too often, into the > temptation to lash out at those you feel have treated you unjustly, you not only > waste your own valuable time and energy, you in effect isolate and allienate > yourself and your cause. And in the end you will become "the enemys" greatest > asset. > > I hope to continue to see (as I am quite capable of reading through the > bullsh...) the many interesting points you bring from time to time. But as one > human to another, ease off bud. You have far too much to offer the world to be > concerned with what irritates you. > > The Big Lie... hmmmm.. > > Richard Brekne > ICPTG > Bergen Norway
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