... WAY out of line

[Ric Brekne]

Dean and list.

First let me apologize to any of you who felt my response was 
inappropriate. Second let me just say that my response was prompted by 
what I viewed and view as a rather serious misuse of the trust we place 
in each other when we write anything on this list.  Especially 
considering that amoung other things,  the letter written to Bluthner 
was a misrepresentation (and seemingly purposefully) of what had been 
written here on this list.

Mark Wisner warns of the public domain aspect of this list. Granted and 
already known.  I post no information willfully here I am afraid of 
others getting ahold of. And this was no exception. Bluthner was already 
informed of the instrument over a year ago. But when a fellow PTG member 
responds one time to a thread, engages in no clarifying discourse but 
without further ado proceeds to delivers a falsification of the truth 
behind ones back to a third party who may also be interested in the 
subject, then its time to call foul... loud and clear.  Especially given 
the nature of this particular subject matter. This is not the spirit in 
which the PTG is meant to function and not the meant spirit of this list.

Jurgens action has in the end served only one purpose.  To underline if 
not to say to stress the warning that lies within Mark Wisners words... 
that we must not trust to each other to refrain from such action, not 
even fellow PTG members.  As such it only inhibits further discussion 
about such issues as they come up. Thats a sad statement. This was why I 
reacted. Not because of any thing I should wish to hide.  If some feels 
it was inappropriate of me to voice this, that is their right. A right I 
respect. I felt however that you all should know.

Thats the last I have to say on the matter. The rest lies within the 
hand of the PTG members rights committee, which is the appropriate place 
for these issues to be further dealt with. 

I would appreciate it if we could all just leave it there.

Cheers
RicB



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James wrote:

What we don't know (yet) is what personal interest of his
would prompt such egregious behavior.
 
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Dean replies
Of course we know what it is: he is passionate about preserving this
historic instrument. He even said so. Such passion drives people to do
outrageous things like laying down in front of a crane with a wrecking
ball.  I'm not trying to excuse what he did, but please, let's not start
imputing sinister motives.
 
Dean
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