Floyd Baker wrote: > A Maestro and Strad pairing is something many many people in the world > want to see and hear more of. It's a wonderful combination of > harmony, co-operation and dedication.... Now if I had used bulldozer > and dirt, you'd have a reason to be upset, eh? ;-/
Actually, there are quite a few violin maestros who get very annoyed by the Stradivarius legend. In truth, there are violins being made today that are just as good as a Strad, and it's frankly insulting to the maestros when they hear people say "of course he sounds good, he has a Strad". No one can actually tell the difference between a Strad and a well-made copy. In the end, a Stradivarius is simply a passive instrument, and your metaphor suffers as a result. Perhaps you might consider using conductor and orchestra as a better one? -- Myk Dowling _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
