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In the immortal words of that bearded sage Orson Welles, "We will sell no whine before its tine."

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On Jun 13, 2012, at 4:56 PM, David Diehl <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> "...Mr. Glass?s sound crew switched to more reliable synthesizers that could sample and more or less reproduce the Farfisa timbre. But you can tell the difference, and I, for one, miss the raucous tone of the old Farfisas." I should think a dental supply house could provide an instrument with a suitable whine
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> From: Steven Smolian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] The Challenge of Relatively Recent Electronic Instruments
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> Analogs (!) to this is the group of problems regarding the adhesives inapplied art. Not to mention culinary works for which there was never arecipe beyond the "feel" of the chef (my grandmother's bread, for instance).What does this imply regarding our assumptions of the immortality ofcreators' works made with the expectation they would outlive those who them?For how long? Isn't this a set of examples of Satre's idea that one isimmortal only so long as there are those who remember?Steve SmolianCuratorAlexandria Library of Recordings-----Original Message-----From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David LewisSent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:57 AMTo: [log in to unmask]: [ARSCLIST] The Challenge of Relatively Recent ElectronicInstrumentshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/arts/music/new-music-works-with-surprising-problem-dated-instruments.html?_r=1&pagewanted=allforwarded byUncle Dave LewisLebanon, OH