---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Well said Bob, Best, Rich Olmsted On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 10:31 AM, BobDavis88@aol.com wrote: > As a person who is trying, as we all are, to improve his craft, I > appreciate the leading edge technical information provided by those > who are trying to make the piano a better instrument. > > As a person who is sincerely struggling over the ethics and efficacy > of various redesign operations, I very much appreciate the arguments > of Robin Hufford, David Love, Bill Ballard, John Hartman, et. al., > which speak eloquently to the philosophical and commercial, as well as > the technical side of these processes. The many different positions > taken on the recent Horowitz piano thread have been equally > enlightening, and showed that there are more than two sides to most > issues. > > I would say, though, that two recent sarcastic posts (concerning > FAILURE to redesign) shed more heat than light, and I think they tend > to stifle conversation. I understand the emotional stake one can have > in defending a position, and I relish the intellectual tweaking of a > bit of irony from time to time, but I've enjoyed the depth of > conversation on several topics over the last month or two, and I find > the sarcasm dismissive and disrespectful. > > Assign only the noblest of motives to your opponent, keep up the > debate, and thank you. > Bob Davis > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1410 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c2/ed/ea/cf/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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