Wiardgroup

--- In wiardgroup@y..., "Matthew Davidson" <matthew@b...> 
wrote:
> > The human race has traditionally recognized two distinct 
> > classes of objects: Functional objects and aesthetic objects. 
> 
> I respectfully submit that efficient design can transform a 
> functional object into an aesthetic object without additional 
> ornamentation.
> 
> I think it is safe to say that most anyone who cultivates a 
modular 
> in this day, views the instrument as some combination of 
> functional and aesthetic object, regardless of origin.

Let me see if I can restate this. The panel graphics are not there 
as some funky sales tool to fool you, the smart savvy buyer into 
thinking the Wiard is more than it is.

They are there to PROTECT THE INSTRUMENT!

Consider the following scenarios:

1. Children

Children love the Wiard and are fascinated by it. It's blue, has 
lots of twinkling lights and pictures of dragons on it. What kid 
wouldn't like that? Here's a chance to start growing a virtuoso 
from a very young age. When you die, your children argue over 
who get's the dragon synth.

2. Wifes

You die suddenly in a car wreck. Your widow, mad with grief, has 
you entire studio hauled away for $1. Because she's angry about 
the time you spent with it and not her. But not the blue synth, 
because she always kind of liked that one.

3. Lawyers

Your estate is probated by an attorney who can't tell a Moog 
modular from a toaster oven. But he can tell there is something 
extra ordinary about the Wiard, because it looks expensive. Once 
again, saved from the dumpster.

Musical instruments have lifespans in the hundreds of years and 
it is not just your life or your generation which is touched by them.