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Skriven 2006-07-04 15:34:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 HN> My reply is how can you tell if you've not heard better?

That's sort of a negative way of looking at things and rather
untrusting of my experience. I've played on most of the supposedly
innovative instruments made in the last couple hundred years,
including as the official demonstrator at functions at the Library
of Congress, and I figure my experience is as broad as most
people's. And (not to put too fine a point on it) my ears are
better. The major evidence is that Carleen is still at the
forefront of the movement, and she hasn't made the slightest
dent in the mainstream. I will admit that one of my favorite
makers, Geoffrey Ovington, worked with her for a while and
admits that he may have incorporated some of her ideas into
his work - but in general he's square in the mainstream.

 HN> Why give up the search for improvement?

I think that nobody has really given up the search,
although they tend to admit that their efforts -
tiny ones - haven't made any great strides. Large gestures
don't cause improvement, by and large. The biggest gesture
I've encountered lately has been the Peter Zaret bass bar,
and I don't think it makes much difference at all.

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 HN> Yup, and there are hundreds of other little things that clubs do to
 HN> influence  the game in small ways.

My favorite has always been the grooming of the plate area
to make bunts go one way or the other. I love bunts.

 HN> They seem to be taking your advice...at least on the sports where
 HN> there are  Dollars to be gained! You don't see the Biatheletes
 HN> involved! 

You would, only there haven't been any undetectable
beta-blockers I think.

Sushi Vinegar
cat: sauce
yield: 2 c

1 cup rice vinegar
1 c sugar (to 1 1/2 c)
2 ts salt
ebi or opi (dried shrimp)
6 in strip dried seaweed (dashi kombu)
grated fresh ginger root

Make 1-2 days before using.  Mix in glass jar or container.
Stir occasionally until mixture is syrupy.  Refrigerate
what is not used.

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