Klarinet Archive - Posting 001091.txt from 2000/02

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Opinions
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 00:01:13 -0500

Neil writes: << It's just kind of annoying in general that the notion of artificial purity and snooty epistemological elitism has actually spread to the point where list members are spouting it dogmatically>>

Neil, I don't even KNOW what articificial purity OR snooty epistemological elitism MEANS.....

All that I am syaing, repeating actually, is that while nice to hear, an opinion conveys no information. What I want to know, to learn, is why.

What feature gives what advantage? Why does one think that it does? What objective tests have been done.???

I mean, I can say. "I like Kaspar mouthpieces." And we'll all nod, and feel good. But what information does this convey? None.

Now, if I say, I examined a Kaspar mouthpiece last night. I was favorably impressed with the ease of projection of triple hig "C" playing pianissississimo in the extreme altissimo, and that I believe that this is due to a bore of 6 feet, tapering from 17mm to 37 mm.

This would at least give me some information which I can use to evaluate the opinion offered.>

Walter

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