Before this ridiculous software vs. hardware thing gets out of hand may
we please have a cease-fire?  I was certainly not suggesting that MMD
should be ethnically cleansed of all material relating to rebuilding,
repair and other technical/theoretical matter -- the purpose of my
original posting was to bewail the fact that there is very little
musical discussion within the group.

I agree wholeheartedly with Harvey Chao and Matthew Caulfield, whose
eloquent notes yesterday stressed that the varied interests of the
group are inextricably intertwined.  Also I am grateful to Karl Ellison
for identifying some web sites which might satisfy my craving for piano
music.

In the meantime if I can't discuss the music I love then I shall
continue to read, with interest and tolerance, about the most effective
way to rid my piano of mousey smells -- my cat has got to go.

John Farrell

 [ I'm happy to discuss music, and here's a fine question for you,
 [ John:  What's the secret for making a music roll sound like Fats
 [ Waller, or Otis Spann, or Max Kortlander or Rudy Erlebach?
 [
 [ How does one adapt a band arrangement to make jolly music on
 [ a street organ?  Or concert music on a concert orchestrion
 [ or a music box?
 [
 [ Musical sounds are the crucial end product of a fine mechanical
 [ musical instrument, and creating the musical arrangements
 [ certainly deserves discussion in MMD !  -- Robbie