On May 10, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Peter Sumner wrote: > I guess I'm wondering why folks are experimenting? > Isn't it the responsibility of technicians to follow established > working procedures....?...especially in an institution where budgets > are limited, the work load horrendous and where enthusiasm sometimes > trumps technical abilities. How can you learn if you don't experiment? With respect to Pure Sound, I experimented in hopes of better tone quality and reduction of rust, meaning easier to rend wire (better tunability). Not all institutions are horrendous in all respects. I have enough budget that it will not have a noticeable impact if some experiments go wrong. Those that lead to positive things more than make up for the negative. I grant that enthusiasm not based on physical skill, experience, and a good sense of the larger picture can lead to waste of resources and often quite negative results. Which is where a list like this can be very helpful. It suggests avenues that seem promising, and provides the shared experiences of others so we can avoid pitfalls. I suspect there will be far fewer experiments with Pure Sound in the high trebles following this discussion. Regards, Fred Sturm fssturm at unm.edu http://www.youtube.com/fredsturm
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