The bats must be out in force lately, because immense torrents of guano seem to be blizzarding down.

First of all, Acoustic is not "morally superior" to Electric. Nor is Electric "morally superior to Acoustic (which is what a number of people who seem to regard themselves as discriminated against seem to be asserting—not surprisingly—as loud as they can).

I mention that I tried a electric on one occasion (not the only occasion, by the way), but preferred to stick with my acoustic guitar for the kind of music (musics) that I prefer to perform.

Then Stim, apparently feeling put upon by my esthetic choices, proceeds to attack my Ignorance of The True Path, and calls me limited and "narrow" in my knowledge and experience.

The fact is, my choices were (are) based on my extensive knowledge of almost all kinds of music (some pretty exotic) and my experience playing and performing the music from that wide array that I prefer to play.

And Jack, I had not heard that Perlman held this attitude. If true, I'd say that he could use a good, brisk dope-slap. As to Segovia, within his later years, he did get pretty dull. Played the same pieces too many times and apparently didn't bother to try to stretch himself.

As to being able to play Flamenco is concerned, owning a Flamenco guitar isn't going to do it, but talking a couple of two-hour lessons per week from Antonio Zori during the six months he was here during the Seattle World's Fair in 1962 (accompanying dancers at the Spanish Pavilion) gave me a bit of an edge there….   This, plus other resources that are available.

It's not a question of moral superiority. So let's stop getting our knickers in a twist and attacking other people whose preferences, especially when based on wide knowledge and examination of options, are different from our own.

Other people's choices are not binding on you. And YOU may be the one who's missing something….

Don Firth