Re: Re: Re: gadget, gadgets, & more gadgets (a vent)


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Posted by Rick Denney on July 05, 2002 at 10:43:48:

In Reply to: Re: Re: gadget, gadgets, & more gadgets (a vent) posted by A Guy in Georgia on July 04, 2002 at 23:57:38:

Joe wasn't talking about going from a lousy horn to a great horn. He was talking about adding a gadget to a great horn that the really great players don't seem to need, which calls the value of the gadget into question. He isn't talking about mods that improve the usability of the instrument, or that correct identifiable faults. He's talking about depending on mods that are inefficient in that they consume resources and provide so little value that the resources are better spent doing something else--like practicing. This includes the resources required to actually use the gadgets, which takes mental headroom away from music-making.

Rick "who has added gadgets because adding them is fun but who doesn't kid himself about their value" Denney


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