[TPIN] Re: Monette/Engineering discoveries?

[Dr. Albert L. Lilly III]

At 12:37 PM -0400 9/2/07, Glenn Bengry in an electronic message 
offered the following:
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>>  In my conversations with Dave Monette I can say without qualification that
>>  he believes in himself and walks his talk.
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>What do you mean "he walks his talk?"
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>  Is his direction in
>>  re-engineering the trumpet correct? Any engineer knows that there are trade
>>  offs. Without people like Monette pushing the envelope on engineering, the
>>  only direction we have prevailing in trumpet construction is mass production
>>  in Asia.
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>How do you know what engineering is going on in trumpet construction? 
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>  Are you saying that all the makers and individuals out there are 
>not making discoveries in the design and engineering?  do you even 
>know who all the designers are?  there are a few guys out there 
>still alive and designing that personally knew the Besson family, 
>Vincent Bach, Bill Tottle, Elden Benge, Renold Schilke, Gene 
>Pilzcuk,etc and still designs with Doc Severinson and Zig Kanstul. 
>He forgot more than Dave Monette will ever know.  These guys didn't 
>tell the world their secrets.  You would never know what 
>revolutionary discoveries they made, are making or are
>incorporating into their instruments.Many of them are things you can't see.
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>If you are convinced that there are no design and engineering 
>developments going on, then perhaps Dave has succeeded with his 
>marketing strategy.
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>glenn
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I had prepared a huge reply blowing you out of the water on this 
subject Glenn, but I can see that no reply I would possibly make 
would in any way compete with the beliefs you hold regarding this 
subject, and will refrain from further replies.  When the eyes go 
shut, and the mind closed, the ears go silent, and the belief is set, 
no amount of discussion will change an opinion, and no one on TPIN 
benefits from that continued spiral downward.  I can see both sides 
of the coin in this consideration.  I know Dave's shortcomings.  I 
know my own.

Continuing this discussion will only precipitate more of mine....so I will not.

AL

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