Klarinet Archive - Posting 000814.txt from 1999/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Thread
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 11:04:46 -0500

On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Roger Garrett wrote:

> When I began my sabbatical, Mr. Pyne was one of those I contacted to
> pay him to help me learn more about mouthpieces, mouthpiece design,
> etc. He told me, after my third email propostion and two months later,
> that he didn't want to reveal what he does. I understood then - and I
> understand now. But....he shouldn't get upset if information is incom-
> plete when it is presented - he is the one not providing all the
> information!

Mr. Pyne was a model of politeness and composure when he responded
to your email, where he would have been fully within his rights to
be upset about the unnecessary implications you made about his work
and his materials. It's impossible not to read betweeen the lines
of your statements -- pick an email, any email -- the insults are
so thinly veiled. It also seems a little backward to have a nov-
ice in any field leveling critical remarks -- explicit or not --
at an acknowledged veteran of that field.

Neil

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