I'm not sure to whom to reply, so I pick on the good Dr. of Chemistry. It
comes down to the question of what is perfection. Is a straight line
straight, or is a mess of fractals (don't pick on me for the joking
reference, I realize that there is more to fractals). Are we really going to
go to this
Michael,
I thought I'd covered my views on this topic, but I have to add my comment.
Is it wrong for humans to try to achieve perfect symmetry? It seems
nature is trying.
Nature is trying, very trying (I hope you know that English trope). Can we
know perfection? No. Can we aspire to it?
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A friend of mine who works at Sandia Labs tried to explain Quantum Physics
to me over a couple bottles of wine one evening, unfortunately if I can't
apply it in my daily life, it goes in one ear, and out the other.
Concerning perfection, I guess it's a state of mind, as Dr. Emoto has
Turn your guitar hole into a lute rose.
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Saitama, Japan
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I just happened to be reading a book by Peter Van der Merwe at the
moment called Roots of the Classical The Popular Origins of Western
Music. He has some interesting comments on symmetry. He maintains
that symmetry can be perceived by sight, by hearing and by the sense
of time - and that is
At 11:56 AM 5/27/2005, Ed Durbrow wrote:
Turn your guitar hole into a lute rose.
http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=7585
These guys have been around for a great long time. I once called to probe
on their capabilities to reproduce historic, inset roses. They can't; what
you see is about
Hi Michael,
Going back to your initial posting about lute symmetry. In the
Stradivari workshop on your recent trip to Italy, you saw a paper
template for a lute body, folded along the centre-line.
I conjectured that such a template would indicate that the Strad's
lute-bodies were not made over
Roses are also available on eBay if you want to compare to those on
the web site. However, I agree with Eugene. I don't need one because
my instruments, including guitars, are fine the way they are. The instruments
that should have roses already have better ones that these. Also if you
bring your
Ron Fletcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Hi Michael,
Going back to your initial posting about lute symmetry. In the
Stradivari workshop on your recent trip to Italy, you saw a paper
template for a lute body, folded along the centre-line.
Is it clear how this template was used?
I can see many
Hi Ron,
I don't know if strad used a mould. I was unaware he even made lutes
until visiting the museum. However, judging from the template of folded
paper, I think it was simply used to trace the pattern onto a belly.
The same folded paper templates can be seen of his violins, guitars,
Dear Dana,
On Fri, 27 May 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jon Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Bringing it back to the lute, your
ear is the best tuning device.
Arguable.
Yes, some humans ear will be the ultimate judge, but, diffreent ears
have different preferences, and, frankly, the
i'm not about to drop £30.00 for a wooden coaster,
thank you very much - don't care how elegant it is -
but i think it's a good idea. i don't use an
amplifier but i understand from those who do that an
acoustic instrument can cause feedback - seems as if
this might stop it.
the additional boon
Jon Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Bringing it back to the lute, your
ear is the best tuning device.
I would agree with Jon on this point. Tuning by ear is a learned skill, just
like playing lute or anything else for that matter. Electronic tuners are dandy
things
Arto wrote...
PS Tomorrow morning: a rehearsal of Monteverdi, and also an interesting
piece by Trabaci, a spectacle for 3 sirens... :-)
Fire, Police and Ambulance?
No?
The three sirens are in the audience?
No?
They're all wearing spectacles!
Just enjoy it Arto
Best Wishes
Ron (UK)
Dear Ones,
I have returned home, finally after 3 weeks in the hospital. I am well
aware that the list has known of my bicycle crash, trauma, and
illnesses. I heard from many, many of you, and I thank you so much for
your friendship and support. I will have most of the summer off, which
A dancer I was once acquainted with used to expound on what he called the
myth of radial symmetry in regard to the human body. The body *looks*
symmetrical, but inside, most of the vital organs are on one side or the
other. And if you take function into account, almost nothing is
Roger, I like your take on things. It's true. There is such a
thing as musical language just like the spoken language, where
people have learned to talk when they were babies and learned a
vocabulary through years of socialization and training. I
agree that it's similar with musical training,
The more highly developed we become,
the more pronounced these differences are. The more your personality
develops the less symmetrical your facial expressions are. So in nature,
symmetry is a starting point, not a goal.
I recall seeing a show on the science channel about human
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