At 5:31 AM 1/25/96 -0700, rhohf@eagle.idcnet.com wrote: David, your system is very complex. By the time you take your measurements, >plug them into your computer, and analyze the output, you have created a >>secondary< source on the instrument. > >Don't get me wrong, I take plenty of measurements. I have a scale and shelves >full of devices to use on actions. But all of this follows first hand >evaluation. ____________________________ I suggest that "complex" is loaded adjective, which can have unintended implications. This *is* a complex problem, who would suggest a simple diagnosis? My point is simply that most reasonably comprehensive systems appear to be complicated until we become fluent with them. I am a player myself, and agree completely with the importance of these direct, subjective perceptions- , but they are subjective, and as such, subject to deception. If you were to articulate the exact processes that happen as you judge the responsiveness of a piano while playing it to the degree that you might apply for a patent on that process, for example, it would appear complicated as well. The more rational criticism, to which I admit some frustration, is the extra time involved for so much measurement. But here again, I will postpone judgement until I sense that this process too is efficiently refined. Dennis Johnson St. Olaf College johnsond@stolaf.edu djohn@skypoint.com
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