---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 9/2/2002 11:40:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes: > Subj:Re: greater purpose OT > Date:9/2/2002 11:40:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > Sent from the Internet > > I can see of no reasonable earthly objection to the harvesting and > use of wool products in piano actions. I've been involved in agriculture > and last I checked. In case it isn't obvious, they don't kill the sheep to > get the wool. Also it's not suffering to have a hair cut. Cruelty to > animals is one thing but statements based on some oddball philosophy are > quite another As I see it. And yes I'm deeply upset about what happened / > is happening to the elephants But The animal rights thing only goes so far > with meand many. So I humbly disagree about the wool thing. >>>>Dale Erwin>>>> > > P.S. Speaking of "ethical actions", I think an action > devoid of animal products would be more ethical, as it > would not involve the infliction of suffering upon > others in an instrument otherwise capable of creating > such beauty! > A dichotomy, this. > I know Steinway did extensive testing on > Teflon(TM) hammers once, but not of the results. > Surely, if we can put a man on the moon, there is some > non-woven > ( besides felt or Teflon(TM) ) with superior qualities > of humidity resistance, wear, etc.. which would work? > I have an acquintance seriously in that industry. > Think I'll ask. > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/24/f2/a6/04/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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