John,

I’ve removed my offending “ethnocentric” horn comment, especially since it was said “tongue in cheek” in the first place, but that doesn’t always translate well onto the printed page.

As far as me trying to make my instrument out to be #1, the subject of the thread is guitars and whether they’re on their way out. I didn’t realize that talking about the subject at hand was off limits. I chose to learn to play the guitar because I love the sound of it, not because I thought it would make me #1. That doesn’t mean I love all guitar music because I don’t. A lot of it sounds like nothing but noise and I can’t get to the “mute” button fast enough to suit me.

You still don’t “get” my band comment, but you said:

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A good trio beats a guitar player and his voice hands down in my world.



We have total agreement on that. I never said one guy with a guitar was the “penultimate”. I like hearing several different instruments together, all with sounds and voices of their own. My point was that if I could only hear one instrument, and portability was a factor, the guitar would be my choice.

If you remove portability from the equation, then I think Lawrie said it best when he talked about:

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the fullness of overtones and sympathetic string vibration etc. that you get from this relatively humble machine. ........ there's just something about a real, acoustic piano...



I wish I could play piano, but it cramps my hands too much so I had to give it up early on. I admire those who can play it.

In regards to your comments of “shack”, “the rest of the educated world”, “delusional”, “beyond weird”, “obnoxious” and the best one:

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Next thing and anyone who wears a belt and not suspenders is a moron.



I can only say that I hope those statements made you feel better John. LOL.

Take care and I hope your recovery stays on the upward trend.

Bob
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