evolution

[Richard Moody]

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> From: Stephen Birkett <birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: evolution
> Date: Monday, March 23, 1998 9:16 AM
> 
> Richard wrote:
> > The key word is EVOLUTION.  First class piano makers are trying to
make
> > their instruments better.  That is the number one reason pianos are no
> > longer made like they were for Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin.    
> > 
> Evolution, yes. Better, no.  The mistake is the ubiquitous modern 
> misunderstanding of what evolution means. 

	It (the "misunderstanding") must then depend on what you regard as the
pursuit of perfection.

> What is happening now is stagnation. The modern piano is no longer 
> evolving..

Perhaps a conversation with Mr Grotrian, or especially technicians on this
list who are constantly seeking improvements, might put that perspective
in a different light. 

Richard Moody