It's a shame that there are a lot of people, mostly over 60, who haven't the faintest idea about downloads, ipods, docks and suchlike. This business of getting a download on their computer (- many don't possess a computer - ) is bemusing to them. I have a good friend (a luthier in his 80s) who, when his virus checker comes up for renewal, refuses to download the latest version, but goes to the shop and buys it on a CD, which leads to all kinds of clashes in his account - but he understandably wants something he can hold and put on a shelf rather than a thing that apparently springs from the ether and could just a easily spring back again. Talk about a 'lost generation'? Bill From: Edward Mast <nedma...@aol.com> To: Karl Wohlwend <kwoh...@gmail.com> Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 20:37 Subject: [LUTE] Re: New post As long as I can go on line and find the CDs I want, I consider the medium still alive (but it is ironic that CDs may ultimately pre-decease vinyl). I prefer having my music stored on discs (or records) that I can browse, and including notes that I can read away from a computer. Of course, this being my preference means nothing in terms of which way the industry will go. But at least I have a substantial library that will sustain me musically for years to come. Ned On Jun 26, 2012, at 9:28 AM, Karl Wohlwend wrote: > CDs still have a place in the world for those of us who play concerts. The digital revolution hasn't yet found a way to satisfy those audience members who want to take a souvenir home with them, and performers always need gas and food money. They also make fine business cards. Now, profit is another story altogether... > > Karl Wohlwend > 503 E Weber Rd > Columbus OH 43202 > 614.405.2300 > > Classical Guitar Performance and Instruction > www.columbusclassicalguitar.com > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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