Michael thank you indeed for that email. I for my part have closed the book on this matter.
Best regards Albert Albert Reyerman TREE EDITION Michael Thames wrote: >Dear Mr.Reyrman, > Thank you for the kind reply. You will no doubt be forwarded a = >letter in which I addressed the lute list, and publicly insulted you.=20 > First, let me say that someone forwarded you one of my letters from = >the lute list in which I was asking about copyrights etc. Of which I = >really know nothing about. I asked everyone's opinion about this and we = >were exchanging ideas etc. I also had no idea that the process of = >photographing these manuscripts was so involved. In the end someone = >suggested that I contact you directly, which I did asking your = >permission as you know. > I wrote you about an hour before I received your first letter, = >mistakenly assuming this was your response to my letter, all the time = >unaware that someone sent you my first letter from the lute mailing = >list. I then wrote a rather insulting letter back to you in response to = >my first letter. I hope this is clear for you. > Now, I would like to profoundly apologize to you, I deeply regret = >what I said publicly about you, and hope that you can forgive me for = >this. As it is late here as soon as morning comes I shall issue a public = >apologies to the entire lute community, concerning my terrible unjust = >letter. Thinking you read my first letter, I couldn't imagine that was = >your response. I never at any point had any intentions of going = >against your wishes, even if I could have gotten away with it. > Who ever sent you the first letter did so with without my knowledge, = >and alarmed you for no reason. I think Mantanya should mind his own = >business, he causes nothing but problems.=20 > Should you hold this against me I completely understand but hope = >as two human beings we can come to a better place in this. And again I = >humbly ask for your forgiveness. >Michael Thames >Michael Thames >Luthier >www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com >Site design by Natalina Calia-Thames >-- >
