>>> I accept the E.0748 as a six-course vihuela; I >> accept >>> the Dias instrument for what it may be: either a >>> five-course guitar or a five course-vihuela, both >>> options can be defended. I prefer (and stress >>> "prefer") to consider it a guitar taking into >> account >>> the historical and musical context at the time it >> was >>> made. >> claim. >> This all boils down to partisan defense of friends, >> rather than intellectual >> evenhandedness. It's perfectly acceptable, and I'm >> not immune to this >> myself. >> RT >> > > > Being aware that an attack ad hominem is the last Ad capram....
> resource when there are no academic arguments to > defend a case, I thank you for this tacit admission. You are welcome. However the remark referred to YOUR double-standard. > Now, if you are prepared to back the opinion you state > with adequate evidence, Evidence is interpretable, usually in several ways. > I will be only to happy to > continue the discussion. Otherwise you are welcome to > proclaim your personal opinions to whomsoever will be > willing to listen; I shall not be interested. > > With best regards, > Antonio Diversify your life, Antonio. Limiting your stock options is, well, limiting.... RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
