Del, -- On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 09:01:49 Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phillip L Ford" <fordpiano@lycos.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: July 04, 2001 4:40 PM >Subject: Re: rescaling > > >... I very much enjoyed reading Ron's response to my original post. I was a >little disappointed that I didn't get a scathing reply from Del. That's >part of the reason for making the post, so that there can be a discussion. >I'm just offering a different opinion. You don't have to agree. I'm not >saying that I'm right and you're wrong. I'm just expressing some things >I've been thinking about. >-------------------------------------------------------- > >And you'll not. > >1) I'm busy preparing another class on the subject hoping to place one >more burr under the collective butt of a collectively lethargic industry. >Hopefully I'll win over one or two more. After 20 plus years of spreading >burrs, dare I hope there is finally a bit of momentum? -- I hope you'll let me attend. -- >2) There is no indication at all that the original designers of the >pianos you're venerating held your view that they were creating works of >art. This is a fairly recent phenomonon. Yes, they were trying to design >better pianos, but they fully understood they were building manufactured >products. >3) It wasn't until the businessmen--more recently, businesswomen--running >these companies killed off the effectiveness of their R&D and design >departments that the companies themselves began holding up their historical >product as 'perfect' or as 'works of art.' This approach may make for good >marketing, but it doesn't improve the product. >4) This is not the first time this discussion has come up. --- Story of my life. I always come late to the party. I'm in the process of reading through the archives. There's a lot of stuff there. It may take me some time. --- >5) I've already said most of what I have to say on the subject. >6) Ron N and Ron O are already saying most of what I would say on the >subject. And mostly saying it better than I would say it myself. -- No kidding. Not people to cross swords with lightly. Were either of those guys English majors? -- Phil > >Regards, > >Del > > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
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