Re: Patching TPU innertube

On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 12:11:39 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 1/3/2025 11:55 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/3/2025 10:39 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

 
As I've tried (and tried!) to make clear, most of my remarks have been
about people judging between two products that are quite similar.
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Yes and there's the rub. Similar to whom?
 

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Or backing up a bit, some people pay a lot for Stradivarius violins or
rare vintages or what have you _for their own reasons_ by their own
criteria.  Those criteria go beyond utility, resale value etc. Even your
comments include, "...I liked the looks...".

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About Strads: Similar to whom? Similar to experts.
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More detail: The Strad tests have been done for and by people who were
in  the upper echelon of classical violin skill and/or appreciation -
that is, both players and listeners.
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A fiddler at my level would never even be allowed to handle a Strad. And
supposedly, since Strads are the most common model for emulating by
modern builders, one generally can't tell if one is holding a Strad or a
modern copy. (Some modern luthiers take pains to replicate "aging" on
their violins.) (Oh, and there are millions of machine-made violins with
fake Stradivarius labels inside them. You can look that up.)
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As long as we're on the topic, I highly recommend the film _The Red
Violin_. It's the story of a similar ancient violin through the ages.
The ending is very relevant to this discussion.

I'm still skeptical about why people care if the sound of a
Stradivarius appeals more to listeners than the sound of other
violins. It serves no purpose other than an attempt to influence
perceptions about the value of the different violins.

I doubt that works, but it is enough to motivate a ridiculous
complaint about people buying stuff they don't need.