I, for one, would defend Matanya's right to have his say on this forum. I have known Ophee and Ness personally for many years and consider them both generous and knowledgeable men.
Some of you may not like Matanya's style. So what? This is supposedly an open forum for the free exchange of ideas, not a referred journal. Arthur is perfectly capable of defending himself. If you look behind the bluster, Matanya has a great deal of valuable information to share (although I dare say he would be better served if he toned down bragging about his own accomplishments and pointing out the foibles of his peers). Matanya's field of expertise is 19th-century guitar music. Whether this is the proper forum for discussing such matters, I will leave for others to judge. Peter Danner -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
