Dean and list. First let me apologize to any of you who felt my response was inappropriate. Second let me just say that my response was prompted by what I viewed and view as a rather serious misuse of the trust we place in each other when we write anything on this list. Especially considering that amoung other things, the letter written to Bluthner was a misrepresentation (and seemingly purposefully) of what had been written here on this list. Mark Wisner warns of the public domain aspect of this list. Granted and already known. I post no information willfully here I am afraid of others getting ahold of. And this was no exception. Bluthner was already informed of the instrument over a year ago. But when a fellow PTG member responds one time to a thread, engages in no clarifying discourse but without further ado proceeds to delivers a falsification of the truth behind ones back to a third party who may also be interested in the subject, then its time to call foul... loud and clear. Especially given the nature of this particular subject matter. This is not the spirit in which the PTG is meant to function and not the meant spirit of this list. Jurgens action has in the end served only one purpose. To underline if not to say to stress the warning that lies within Mark Wisners words... that we must not trust to each other to refrain from such action, not even fellow PTG members. As such it only inhibits further discussion about such issues as they come up. Thats a sad statement. This was why I reacted. Not because of any thing I should wish to hide. If some feels it was inappropriate of me to voice this, that is their right. A right I respect. I felt however that you all should know. Thats the last I have to say on the matter. The rest lies within the hand of the PTG members rights committee, which is the appropriate place for these issues to be further dealt with. I would appreciate it if we could all just leave it there. Cheers RicB -------------------------- James wrote: What we don't know (yet) is what personal interest of his would prompt such egregious behavior. --------- Dean replies Of course we know what it is: he is passionate about preserving this historic instrument. He even said so. Such passion drives people to do outrageous things like laying down in front of a crane with a wrecking ball. I'm not trying to excuse what he did, but please, let's not start imputing sinister motives. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802
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