Hello Ric B, Richard Brekne wrote: > Grin... Robin !! > > Are you trying to accuse David of being narrowly opinionated and guilty more of > sophist endeavour then serious discussion with all this ? My Gawd what a > dissertation !! > Sorry for the length of the post. I was not accusing him anything like this but, merely, trying to respond to his comments on my post. > > Ya gots to love it ... hehehe > > I think in the end tho, David is really commenting on the ridiculousness of > resisting change for the sake of nothing better then tradition. And I'd agree if I > thought that was the only reason why people (specifically piano manufacturers) do. > But I think they have other (good) reasons as well. > I certainly think it is ridiculous to resist change simply for the sake of tradition something for which I have, in general, little use. At least the possibility exists, however, that it is equally ridiculous to make changes and confuse afterwards the joy of tinkering with suitability of results. > > And I take issue with any claims that appear to be in the direction of some kind of > universal right and wrong relating to what are by definition nearly purely > subjective issues. Of course its always easy to construct absurd examples that > naturally result when when any given rational is taken to the farthest reaches of > its logical ends. But I dont think we can accuse any one particular person of doing > that much more then anyone else.... well... but lets not go there :) > There is, at times, plenty of that here. Regards, Robin Hufford > > RicB > > Robin Hufford wrote: > > > David, > > Comments interspersed below. > > > > David Love wrote: > > > > > This seems so given over to hyperbole it's hard to know where to begin. > > > "Abrogated the very nature of the instrument.. ...completely transcending > > > the fundamental nature and design of the instrument, negating its very > > > essence"??? > > > > This is a nice feat of editorial legerdemain, addressing no point that I > > make, falsifying the context, and creating an impression greatly contrary to > > that actual context in which these phrases played their parts - those necessary > > for them to make the several points which you take no notice of. One little > > caution: why demonstrate such infidelity to the facts in public, where others > > can see? This works much better if there is no immediate record of that which > > you are trying to obfuscate.................. > > > > giant snip..... :) > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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