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Konkuro wrote:
>So get a cheap honky-tonk piano to bang on and
>reserve the Boesendorpher, if that's how you spell
>it, for the real deal

Bosendorfer, with an umlaut over the first "o".  
 
K:
>A tri-colored LED is a lightshow.

Perhaps in certain cases, but the one on my
MoogerFooger MF-104 Delay is quite useful, as changes
in color quickly alert the user to changes in
signal intensity, which can be quite important.  I
cannot comment on the functionality of Wiard LEDs as I
do not own a Wiard (yet--one day when I
have a job and can afford at least four modules--the
minimum number of compromise choices, as deciding on
any particular module over another is very, very hard
with Wiard).

K:
>Yes, were that only true. Do you think that when
> Beethoven sat down to write a symphony that the
>destination was unknown? When an author 
>writes a book (at least a good one), do you think
> he just pens a bunch of random thoughts in the hope
>that they will solidify into a plot? 
 
I was going to mention "Ulysses", but that sort of
makes your point:).  Actually, I know that for my
compositions (often third stream jazz/classical in
form or idea) I often have only a rough idea or sketch
of a beginning and the destination comes as part of
the development.  That is the joy of the creative
process for me, as if I knew where I was going, I
wouldn't see a need to do it as it would be fully
formed already.  Of course, I'm not Beethoven by any
means (hell, I'm probably not in Beethoven's dog's
league), but the amount of rewriting that he is
believed to have done would indicate that his
destination might not have been known in advance.

K:
>Good instruments are important to the creation of
>art, but their form must follow function.
 
Not slavishly, though.  Piano makers have almost
always reserved their finest work for art-case models,
where functionality is not hindered,
but form is often allowed to take fantastic journeys
from the norm.  The modern trend towards minimalism
and conservatism in piano (or keyboard in general)
aesthetics is just that, modern, and not a historical
fact.  Look at the wonderful paintings that often
accompanied harpsichords and virginals.  Even the
violin, often the standard for functionalism in
instruments, is in fact full of pointless and
unnecessary flourishes: scrolls on the peg-head, the
horns on the body, the f-hole shape, carvings and
more.  That these are not recognized as purely
aesthetic criteria is because of the familiarity of
the design, not any inherent functionality.

Thus, if the Wiard form does not hinder function,
then aesthetic choices made are just that.  Wiard
represents the whimsical and fantastic element of
modular synthesizer design with a great many
flourishes that have no value beyond the aesthetic. 
Almost all others represent a minimalist approach.  If
one prefers that, fine, but the history of
musical instruments in society has tended towards
ornamental excess, not minimalism.

De gustibus non est disputandem.  All art is
subjective, and even a rose doesn't look the same to
any two people.  Myself, I hate flowers.


 
 ()()   JR "Bulldogge" Ross
()  ()  & Snuffy, too:)
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--- In wiardgroup@y..., mark verbos <a0284520@a...> wrote:
> Not that this matters, but "oe" is how you write "ö" when you have 
not 

> the option for the umlaut.
> 
> FYI
> 
> mark
> 
> JR Ross wrote:
> 
> >Konkuro wrote:
> >
> >>So get a cheap honky-tonk piano to bang on and
> >>reserve the Boesendorpher, if that's how you spell
> >>it, for the real deal
> >>
> >
> >Bosendorfer, with an umlaut over the first "o".  
> > 
> >

Not that this matters, but "oe" is how you write "ö" when you have not 
the option for the umlaut.

FYI

mark

JR Ross wrote:

>Konkuro wrote:
>
>>So get a cheap honky-tonk piano to bang on and
>>reserve the Boesendorpher, if that's how you spell
>>it, for the real deal
>>
>
>Bosendorfer, with an umlaut over the first "o".  
> 
>