I think Pogo got it right, "We've met the enemy and he is us." David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 11/8/2003 5:02:43 PM > Subject: Re: Creative aspects of tuning > > I'm on your side Joe :)... but I am also a realist. Besides.. I didnt say we'd > loose all of human creativity in musical experience... I just said we'd loose > some... we may gain some unforseen new aspects as well.... but the days of > pianotuning and just about everything closely allied are numbered. And a bit > beyond all that....well hey... thought music is not all that far off.... its a > brave new world folks.... big brother's already been around for a while, the > <<enemy>> is revealed (and somehow Huxley got that right too), and if we all > manage to survive.... (or not) our lot is a thing soon to pass into the > forgotten elms of history. But hey... think of it this way.... what a nice time > for piano tuners to live eh ?? > > Cheers > RicB > > Joseph Garrett wrote: > > > RicB said: "We may loose some of the human creative aspects of our musical > > experiences... but the writing seems quite apparent and in large text on > > the proverbial wall." > > <p>Cheers > > <br>RicB > > <p>-- > > > > Ric, > > IMHO, that will never happen, as long as we have "Musicians". Being one > > myself, as I'm sure most on this list aspire to as well, we're a weird bunch > > that have this weird ideer that music should be "musical" and not "sterile" > > as most electronic stuff is. I have heard many, over the years, pontificate > > about the demise of the piano and tuners, due to electronics, etc. Won't > > happen in our lifetimes! > > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > Captain, Tool Police > > Squares Are I > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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