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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Congratulations.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 23, =
2002 3:43
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Cease Fire! Apologies =
to
all</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>List, =
<BR><BR>After a
very busy day, I came home to read what had been said about everything =
and I
do apologize once again to anyone and everyone who took offense to the =
way I
express things. <BR><BR>I am firmly committed to what I do. I am =
first
of all, a Piano Technician, meaning that I care for the piano in a =
complete
way although I am no longer in the rebuilding end of the business =
because I
have for at least 15 years had too much regular piano service demand =
to make
shop work practical. <BR><BR>I became interested in HT's reluctantly =
and
believed all of the things I see written here at one time. I =
did,
however finally renounce the use of ET in 1989 and have never tuned it =
since.
I practice a number of HT's but had searched for years for one =
which
would have the same universal application for which ET is known. =
That
lead to the development of the EBVT with Tempered Octaves, the =
arrangement I
use most often. <BR><BR>It has been in use now for 10 years and was =
used 4
times today, the last one being a 3 hour Concert Tuning and =
preparation for an
event tomorrow. There will be a premier of a new work for piano =
and
chorus which is poetry set to music. The rest of the concert =
will be
similar, all choral music and piano, all poetry set to music. =
This
happens to be a favorite combination of mine, so I am very much =
looking
forward to it. I'll be attending and early dinner party, then =
going with
a group to the concert. <BR><BR>I wouldn't at all be interested in any =
debate
or discussion about whether this 21 Century music should have been in =
ET.
I do what I do because I believe in what I do and it works for =
me.
While I appreciate the offering of the one person who came up =
with some
19th Century evidence of use of ET, I was not at all convinced by it =
but I did
see from that writer what I have often recognized, the same resistance =
to HT's
that I have for ET. I think Chopin would have been uncomfortable =
with ET
and I wouldn't want to hear it although I can hardly avoid it. =
<BR><BR>We can
all agree to disagree, yes, and I suggest we all do but let's leave at =
least
some room for the minority's rights and opinions. Alternatives =
to ET for
the modern piano is a movement which is not apt to go away, nor am I. =
If
you don't see me write anything for a few days or a week, it's either =
because
I am far too busy to do so or there is no current subject with which I =
would
want to get involved. I'll be lucky to have enough time to get =
Jason
Kanter's graphs on my website, this weekend, so I don't really need to =
get
involved with any more bickering or defense of my beliefs. <BR><BR>I =
did want
to apologize in particular to the person who took offense at my =
analogy to
Scientific Creationism. I am a life long, practicing Catholic =
but that
doesn't mean I agree with everything my church teaches or the =
positions it
takes. I only meant to allude to a particular line of thinking =
which
many in my own church have that I always believed was without =
foundation.
(Of course, that is strictly my opinion). Needless to say, =
I find
lots of what I consider foundationless regarding not only ET but also =
among
the alternatives and other aspects of our work as well. I used =
to call
it "baloney" to avoid a more offensive and inflammatory term. =
<BR><BR>If you
read something I write and see "ranting and raving" or disturbed =
anger, please
dismiss the thought entirely. I don't rant and rave and I'm not =
angry at
anyone even if my words may make it appear so. I am a theater =
actor and
creative writer aside from my work as a piano technician, so, in the =
words
Bernstein's musical, On The Town, "Sometimes, I get carried away". =
<BR><BR>I can be quite quick and sharp with a come back, quite =
satirical and
be quite cynical sounding but if you knew me personally, you'd know =
that I
mean it no more seriously than Groucho Marx would have. I =
respect all of
you. My goal as a piano technician and member of PTG has always =
been the
advancement of the entire profession, not just maintaining the status =
quo.
<BR><BR>Sincerely, <BR><BR>Bill Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin =
<BR><A
href="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b =
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