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--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Grant Richter" <grichter@...> wrote:

> 
> He went on to give me a rather drastic crash course in psychology
where he tried to 
> proved to me that the instrument had no problems, but my head did.
> 

Agreed! ...umm...no offense! :)

I see it like this; The need to have complete cosmetic uniformity
and/or perfection is being anal. Maybe it's just a little anal.
Probably not something to see a psychiatrist about. I know a lot of
people like this and I don't think they are crazy. The thing that is
bothersome is that these people often force their hangups on me! I
find myself wasting time agonizing over whether the next batch of
panels are the same shade as a previous shipment. Or a different
layout may be optimal but it doesn't conform to a specific format's
standard layout. 
  
  I have to eat and pay rent so I find myself obsessing over these
cosmetic details which have little to no importance to the actual
workings and playability of the module. Perfection is allusive so even
all the extra effort usually goes unappreciated. No win situation.



> 
> These instruments develop a history, and that history gives them a
kind of soul, and 
> simply erasing that history disrespects everything that instrument
went though to be 
> where it is today. Every scratch or fuzzy letter or dent is
something that instrument went 
> through to survive long enough to reach your possibly unworthy
hands. You should be 
> proud of it, it has earned the right to be exactly what it is.
> 

Well put, Grant. I find my modular's battle scars to be endearing. it
means I've been making patches and sounds and not just electronic
furniture.



> This applies only to cosmetic issues, the instruments are all
designed for long term 
> functional maintenance. I don't care what used instruments LOOK
like, but I do expect 
> them to function well and be in calibration. 


This is a point that should be well considered by the slightly anal
crowd (least offense intended). Just because something looks perfect
doesn't mean it is. The workmanship in design and assembly is what is
important. Everything else is just cosmetic.


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