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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>Re: greater purpose OT </B><BR>
Date:9/2/2002 11:40:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</A><BR>
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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.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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P.S. Speaking of "ethical actions", I think an action<BR>
devoid of animal products would be more ethical, as it<BR>
would not involve the infliction of suffering upon<BR>
others in an instrument otherwise capable of creating<BR>
such beauty!<BR>
A dichotomy, this.<BR>
I know Steinway did extensive testing on<BR>
Teflon(TM) hammers once, but not of the results.<BR>
Surely, if we can put a man on the moon, there is some<BR>
non-woven <BR>
( besides felt or Teflon(TM) ) with superior qualities<BR>
of humidity resistance, wear, etc.. which would work? <BR>
I have an acquintance seriously in that industry.<BR>
Think I'll ask. <BR>
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