Authentic page - string trio Op.3

[Rod]

Concerning the moral issue of using string manufactured from animals see this link detailing how they are made:
http://www.labella.com/company/catgut.asp

The article states grazing animals are used. To me that could be sheep, cows, goats. Such creatures are of course slaughtered for other purposes, so the string production element could be seen as only a small off-shoot of a carcass being used for other things. In this context I would say less of a moral issue than wearing leather shoes!

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"If I were but of noble birth..." - Rod Corkin

[lysander]

Originally posted by Rod:
Concerning the moral issue of using string manufactured from animals see this link detailing how they are made:
http://www.labella.com/company/catgut.asp

The article states grazing animals are used. To me that could be sheep, cows, goats. Such creatures are of course slaughtered for other purposes, so the string production element could be seen as only a small off-shoot of a carcass being used for other things. In this context I would say less of a moral issue than wearing leather shoes!

Food for thought!
I do agree with you Rod. I am really tempted to sneak in this wonderful quote from William Shakespeare;

"Is it not strange that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of mens bodies"


From - Much Ado About Nothing, Act 11, Scene 111.

Note Shakespeare's play on notes and musical instrumets.

BALTHASAR;
Note this before my notes;
there's not a note of mine that's
worth noting.

DON PEDRO;
Why, these are very crotchets that he speaks; note, notes, forsooth, and nothing.

BENEDICK;
Now divine air, now is his soul ravished;
Is it not strange that sheeps guts should hale souls out of mens bodies?
Well, a horn for my money, when all's done.

I love Shakespeare's brilliant wit in this play.

Lysander.

[This message has been edited by lysander (edited June 03, 2003).]

[Rod]

Originally posted by lysander:

Food for thought!
I do agree with you Rod. I am really tempted to sneak in this wonderful quote from William Shakespeare;

"Is it not strange that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of mens bodies"

The way I see it, the more natural the construction of the instrument, the better it will more likely sound.

It occured to me to mention the pollution caused by the production of synthetic and metal strings, but I won't.

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"If I were but of noble birth..." - Rod Corkin

[This message has been edited by Rod (edited June 03, 2003).]

[spaceray]

Cruel to animals ! what about humans,like nobody ever suffered picking cotton?

Lysander ,another tasty bit of Shakespeare,
thank you!