> Horace, > This is all well and good and you are certainly correct in that > there is much art in what we do. Still, the talking heads as you so > brashly put it, have a great deal to say of some vital importance which > will take the venerable piano well into the future in as much if not > more of a beloved state than it already is with us. Why should any of us > be "satisfied" with what was when we have the capability to do so very > much more. This is where I take exception with the honored Franz Moor > and why I left the meeting when it broke for a gratis dinner given by > the local dealer. There are, perhaps, things that should be kept and not > fussed with from the by gone era (though I can't think of any of them > off hand) but where we can make it better why on earth wouldn't we? > Because of a name plate or decal on the fallboard? Where would Chevy, > Pontiac, Olds, Ford, Chrysler or Dodge be today if there weren't > backyard tinkerers or even large shops who thought they could add > something to the overall product? Wouldn't it be considered a plus if > soundboard, ribset, bridge placement, and stringing scale were enhanced > so as to offer a product that needed no demonstrable heroics in voicing? > Wouldn't it be considered a plus to have a predictable action setup so > as to have a reliable touch and speed of repetition that didn't need a > great deal of tweaking even from the factory delivery? Wouldn't it also > be great to find alternatives and perhaps even better performing > materials that wouldn't unduly deplete old growth forests raping the > land of anything for the future? Well, I think you would all agree that > these are positive things. Franz is of an era to be sure. Much of what > he has to share is entertaining. I have difficulty with the posturing > that his generation has made an instrument we all cherish the best it > can ever be. In my mind improvement is ALWAYS possible and desired. > > best, > Greg > > P.S. and not once did I denigrate or call anyone any names ... Cogent stuff Greg. Thank you. Ron N
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