Franz Mohr

[Ron Nossaman]

> Horace,
>         This is all well and good and you are certainly correct in that 
> there is much art in what we do. Still, the talking heads as you so 
> brashly put it, have a great deal to say of some vital importance which 
> will take the venerable piano well into the future in as much if not 
> more of a beloved state than it already is with us. Why should any of us 
> be "satisfied" with what was when we have the capability to do so very 
> much more. This is where I take exception with the honored Franz Moor 
> and why I left the meeting when it broke for a gratis dinner given by 
> the local dealer. There are, perhaps, things that should be kept and not 
> fussed with from the by gone era (though I can't think of any of them 
> off hand) but where we can make it better why on earth wouldn't we? 
> Because of a name plate or decal on the fallboard? Where would Chevy, 
> Pontiac, Olds, Ford, Chrysler or Dodge be today if there weren't 
> backyard tinkerers or even large shops who thought they could add 
> something to the overall product? Wouldn't it be considered a plus if 
> soundboard, ribset, bridge placement, and stringing scale were enhanced 
> so as to offer a product that needed no demonstrable heroics in voicing? 
> Wouldn't it be considered a plus to have a predictable action setup so 
> as to have a reliable touch and speed of repetition that didn't need a 
> great deal of tweaking even from the factory delivery? Wouldn't it also 
> be great to find alternatives and perhaps even better performing 
> materials that wouldn't unduly deplete old growth forests raping the 
> land of anything for the future? Well, I think you would all agree that 
> these are positive things. Franz is of an era to be sure. Much of what 
> he has to share is entertaining. I have difficulty with the posturing 
> that his generation has made an instrument we all cherish the best it 
> can ever be. In my mind improvement is ALWAYS possible and desired.
> 
> best,
> Greg
> 
> P.S. and not once did I denigrate or call anyone any names ...


Cogent stuff Greg. Thank you.

Ron N