just because we used our voices before our instruments does not mean we
try to copy the sound of our voices with our instruments. mario
andretti's first means of transportation that he had control of would be
his legs, or maybe his feet if you like thinking that way better. i would
bet anybody here that if you ask mario andretti if he is trying to emulate
his legs, or feet if you like thinking that way better, when he is racing
his racecar....i bet you he says....NO WAY!! this is way faster!!

the point is....what comes naturally isnt always best. thats why we have
technology to make cool things that are way better than anything god gave
us. racecars are faster than feet. telescopes can see farther than
eyeballs. just like robot hands are different from my hands violas are
different from voices.

cheers!
rolando beauvoir

On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Charles Small wrote:

> No-one is suggesting, I hope, that string players ought to adopt the
> super-wide vibrato displayed by the worst operatic singers. But for general
> attributes ("phrasing, legato, color" etc) not only string players, but also
> pianists, clarinetists, and yes even guitarists, do indeed look to the human
> voice as a model. Where else would we look?! Our natural first instrument,
> which we practise and play assiduously almost from birth, is our voice. The
> breath which is the soul of singing is also the soul inside the sound of all
> those other ("mechanical", "artificial") instruments.
> IMHO. Ch.S
>