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<DIV> Dave</DIV>
<DIV> Well now that you have a bona fide Nossaman /Steinway D I
believe you have braggin rights about the overall performance enhanceme=
nts
such a thing can produce. </DIV>
<DIV> But Dave, they'll say ,is it still a Steinway. & yo=
ur
response will be ............? </DIV>
<DIV> Who cares ,.... just listen to it. What says the faculty? You?</=
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<DIV> Love your tude ,dude</DIV>
<DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Soapbox warning --------<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT=
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I have been energized by the possibility of
improvement in our chosen instrument for a while. Now that we have a=
real, improved, better-than-you’re-used-to piano here on campus I =
have some
hope that this spirit of further development can really catch on. On=
e of
the many problems with thinking that the piano is now as good as it can be=
is
that you can’t innovate. If you change something, that is a =
tacit
admission that the piano wasn’t perfect before. Fortunately =
most
industries don’t have that approach to their products. Yes, =
the overhead
valve engine is an admission that the flat head engine was not perfect.&nb=
sp;
The MRI is an admission that x-rays and CT scans were not perfect. H=
ow
on earth did we get to the point where we thought the piano had fully
evolved? That really is a true mystery to
me!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">--------off soapbox.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P=
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sorry!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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