XXX -> RE: Guitar Longevity (Apr. 10 2010 5:29:51)
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Yes, i am a masochist. quote:
ORIGINAL: cathulu It does not meet the test of logic and our common sense. Ron has given some great examples of that! Test of logic??? Id love to see just one. [:)] To RON: I said they MAY have different perception, not they will. Not everybody has the same quality of perception. Hence, say if someone doesnt notice a difference between "before" and "after", it may be because (i) he doesnt see it (ii) there is none or too few FOR HIM TO NOTICE. Using public poll would maximize the insecurities which would exist in ANY kind of poll that requires more than one participant (even among experts). On the other hand, nobody will say there is a difference, when he doesnt notice it. I mean, you have to watch your statement. In previous posts you said there are many variables (without giving reason how strong they interfere the judgment of a player btw), and questioned the ears of a musician, and now you want to make a popular poll [:D] I asked you why, if there are so many variables, you picked a guitar for much money, without even testing it before buying. Your theory of variables that mystically get in the way of perception is simply lacking and just assumption. Following things are fact: - A player is the best judge on the sound of a guitar, not some bystanders. - The more time and dedication a player puts in his guitar and perfecting his/its sound and sensibilizing for it, the better a judge he will be. - The guitar is subject to conditions that change its sound, that is true without any doubt, since the player, no matter how well he plays, will not be able to change the sound of a guitar. It can be tested, i repeat, by playing something that requires no technical ability at all. The question is not whether guitars open or not, it is more the question how strong environmental variables are (including the player who makes a top vibrate through his playing) and how much the wood is responsible for that, i.e. what would happen if the guitar had not been played at all and all other variables (except the wood) were constant.
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