Ron O. and Terry, Thanks to you both for your responses: a few points are below. Farrell wrote: > Part 1.1 Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > Encoding: quoted-printable The small shop redesign or customization certainly has a place. I don't think I have anywhere in previous postings indicated otherwise. However, once again, what is the measure of success? The functional utility of a piano is, as Terry says, somewhat difficult of discernment. A car can go faster, or ride better, etc., but a piano? Is it better simply and by definition because it has had extensive modifications? Or simply because the modifier may sincerely believe and claim so? I doubt it. It has got to sound better, play better and, in general, be a better method of artistic expression, something greatly open to interpretation. I only object, in general, to the claim that everything else except the present new, improved, customized design, is inadequate - a claim, I might add, which readily leaves behind simple common sense. Nevertheless, thanks for the commentary. Regards, Robin Hufford
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