Wisdom Stéphane Collin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: "Newtonburg" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:50 PM Subject: Robins Post, was CC etc. > Thanks Robin, for allowing for a two sided perspective in all this. > > The list would perhaps be interested to know that I had a very nice chat > with Ron O on the telephone yesterday. I called him to express my regrets > at the way things had develope and to convey to him my own wishes for his > return, and great respect for his work. The ensuing conversation was > actually quite refreshing, revealing once again the weaknesses of the > written word only in commincation. It is so easy to jump onto that single > phrase or sentence and let that dominate the reading of an entire post. > In anycase we were able to in a very freindly way make the nature of our > concerns over this whole SB issue clear to one another. And, I also think, > we left the conversation feeling comforted because of the effort. > > It might suprise some of you to know that I would take the same position > if someone from Steinway came and in similiar fashion attempted to justify > their way of going about things as the one and only best. I remember my > first convention in Washington DC a few years back. I attended the all day > Steinway session and came out of the affair with the feeling that I had > been to a revival meeting instead of a technical seminar. It is so easy > for people to get affected by the <<flock>> mentality. And that holds true > no matter who we decide to hold up in idolic manner at any given time. > And that is the jist of my own passion. Like Ron, I do not think the > continuation of any godlike aura surrounding Steinway pianos is good for > the industry. But then by the same token, I dont see that any piano > building philosophy could take on that role with any different result. I > fail to see that that constitutes being a trouble maker, or a destructive > element. What can I say... I dont believe, and indeed react strongly to > anything that smacks of <<one way brother>>. On the other hand... > things are not more complicated or involved then this. > I'll end this expressing my hope as well that Ron O returns to our throng, > as I did on the phone with him. And by reminding one and all that my > intentions were not do discourage anyone from going forward in any > direction they wish. Quite the opposite, be your name Steinway, Kawaii, > Overs, Petrof... who ever... they all deserve that same encouragement. > Despite the sometimes hivelike nature of human kind, each piano does > indeed speak for itself... has a voice of its own. > > Thats me. > > RicB > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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