[TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??

[Glenn Bengry]

the hand crafted stuff was checked more thoroughly and carefully as to how 
the blue printed parts were assembled.  Some of the blue prints varied and 
the thickness of the metal varied, the types of alloys available before, 
during, and after both world wars was different. A lot of possible 
differences.  Early methods may have been slow and perhaps somewhat more 
difficult if an exact tool was not available.  But that did not mean that 
the quality standard was not met.  That is what hand crafted horns can have 
and that is dedication to a standard of construction.  some of the shaping, 
heating, bending and drawing tubing to size etc cannot be done all that 
differently than earlier.  Some minute details can only be done by hand.  
And only a knowledgeable skilled craftsman knows exactly where to make that 
minute adjustment.

OK   I'm done now.


by the way, Cheri.  What horns and mouthpieces are you using now.  Don't 
tell me French Besson and NYBach nd Chicago Benge


glenn


>From: "Allegro69" <allegro69 at comcast.net>
>To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>,"Glenn Bengry" <soundpretty at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??
>Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:01:56 -0500
>
>You got me on that. Down I go. Perhaps I should have used the terms 
>'earlier
>methods' and 'modern methods' rather than 'primitive's and 'improved'. The
>latter set of terms was what came to mind at the time. The people old man
>Bach employed then, had the same makeup that people today have. Evolution
>hasn't changed the human species in the time span of 50 or 60 years. The
>only difference is the tools and technology they had then as opposed to
>what's available today. Whatever the case, never did I imply that earlier
>craftspersons were 'primitive' in the terms you mentioned below. While I
>greatly appreciate the modern marvels today where I benefit from computers,
>CD players and the like, I also greatly appreciate the 'earlier methods'
>when craftspersons didn't have computers to aid in their work and had to
>rely more on what nature provided.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Glenn Bengry" <soundpretty at hotmail.com>
>To: <allegro69 at comcast.net>; <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
>Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:10 AM
>Subject: Re: [TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??
>
>
> > Please explain what you mean by primative.  That is a pretty damning 
>claim
> > of some method or process used in the past.  If you are going to use the
> > term, then how about telling us what is primative and what is improved.
>and
> > why.
> >
> > Did old man bach employ homo habilis?  australopithicus?  Homo Erectus
> > perhaps.
> >
> >
> > glenn
>
>

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