Michael, Alden and I have always sent our customers to you and as others have mentioned I have not seen anyone with a photocopy of the book. We are also down to our last copy which is our personal one and it is much tattered from use. For years yours has been the only tutorial book on playing the instrument which was available. I too think that setting up an e-publication would be a good idea. Less work for you after it is set up and more exposure as well as ease of obtaining it.
Our best to you and to Doreen. Cali Hackmann On Thursday, August 1, 2013 12:36:30 PM UTC-7, Michael Muskett wrote: > > Dear all, > > I have been encouraged by a few players to publish a 4th edition of our > amazingly successful book, But I must ask why sales have fallen to 0+ over > the last two years. Makers are still making and new players keep coming > along. The answer must be that new players are making photo-copies of our > work. I do know for a fact that this is commonly done. We have sold to > many countries but the US is our biggest market. Those who make photo > copies are nothing less than common thieves, for they steal my ideas, my > work and my income (such as it is) as surely as if they had mugged me on > the street. I have nothing but scorn for them. They can not call > themselves part of the hurdy-gurdy community, for they are nothing but > street urchins, common beggars who pretend to be musicians. Music has done > nothing for them and. I observe that they are often unable even to play in > time. Such people should be made outcasts, for they have no connection with > the noble art of music, whether high or low. > Why, then, should I go to the trouble of a 4th edition? Through their > meanness these people have killed the goose and I am all out of generosity. > I have helped thousands of people to play and some I may call my friends, > who send me a distant warmth. We made our book out of generosity to > beginners, and I now find myself bereft of such noble feelings. > But although ich steh mit ein fusse in dem grabe (Bach) I am making one > more effort to enrich the lives of players. I have made a study of the > 18th century music our instruments were designed to play (though in a > smaller form), and I have regretfully found no performance which brings it > to life, for it is full of lively rhythms and tender expression. This is > music, not of the street, but of the middle and upper classes. I am at the > service of any body which can organise a two day workshop. Aspirants > must have a good technique and read music fluently. > > I request that you give this document the widest possible publicity > and I thank you for your support. > Michael Muskett -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
