Bob, I am glad you understood part of my entering this fray. I also sensed the divisiveness, and did not appreciate it and the arrogance with it it since the site is owned by Alembic but we all have a vested interest in a civil and positive place to grow. So much for Why can't we all get along? By the same token, Ron W. master guru at the mothership (he still reports to Susan, let's not forget that) is posing in a picture with Hal dated April 12th of this year. So although the divisiveness was apparently noticed by others as well as myself, and the perp' is not going to fess up, I must trust the owners of the site, and their comfort level with the situation. We have the current featured instrument owner, who pontificated about the most miniscule flaws in the bass during construction, and his rantings sounded as if he expected, then demanded perfection form the mighty craftspeople at Alembic and this carried through during the results show afterwards. Perfection is a goal and ideal, but even G-d had a flood and got a do over. Still I also kept reminding myself that with Pierre Yves, my perception of his issues with the flaws may have been due to his communicating in English. I am really impressed with his command of English, please keep this in mind, but perhaps we Americans may have not initially understood what he really meant. In this case, the result is a great Feature of the month, and a better understanding of a member who has good intent.
With respect to Hal, he is blessed and cursed not only with bass guitar design, but painting. I say blessed and cursed because this talent is wonderful, but let's face it, many creative types think and behave outside the box, if not downright outrageous and self-centered in extremis, as a result of their sheer talent and drive. Did he agrevate me with some of the nonsense and bloviating? Yes as I read it, but there was an educational piece of the interchanges that was part of that process. I wish I could have a drink of his choosing to better appreciate what I like and dislike about his approaoh and even more . so appreciate his talent, but I am an East Coaster. So Hal, since it is better to be pissed off rather than pissed on if you find yourself in the Northeast, I invite you to have a drink and give me the up close and personal version of your talent and rage. Sorry to come off as a priest or in my case a rabbi, but my close encounter with death recently does that to you. Besides it gives me license to to raise funds for charity, mainly my next Alembic project 9and Moderators please have a sense of humor about this post, the Oxycodones relieve pain and them some, but don't take too many!! So sayeth the TubEperson, never more!!!!
