Redesign arguments

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Well said Bob,

Best, Rich Olmsted
On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 10:31 AM, BobDavis88@aol.com wrote:

> As a person who is trying, as we all are, to improve his craft, I 
> appreciate the leading edge technical information provided by those 
> who are trying to make the piano a better instrument.
>
> As a person who is sincerely struggling over the ethics and efficacy 
> of various redesign operations, I very much appreciate the arguments 
> of Robin Hufford, David Love, Bill Ballard, John Hartman, et. al., 
> which speak eloquently to the philosophical and commercial, as well as 
> the technical side of these processes. The many different positions 
> taken on the recent Horowitz piano thread have been equally 
> enlightening, and showed that there are more than two sides to most 
> issues.
>
> I would say, though, that two recent sarcastic posts (concerning 
> FAILURE to redesign) shed more heat than light, and I think they tend 
> to stifle conversation. I understand the emotional stake one can have 
> in defending a position, and I relish the intellectual tweaking of a 
> bit of irony from time to time, but I've enjoyed the depth of 
> conversation on several topics over the last month or two, and I find 
> the sarcasm dismissive and disrespectful.
>
> Assign only the noblest of motives to your opponent, keep up the 
> debate, and thank you.
> Bob Davis
>

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