so recently I got a new marimba. it used to belong to THEE Gordon Stout (always a legend, former teacher or not). It's a Malletech roadster- the dream marimba I never thought I would ever be able to get. Hey, some people dream about cars, I dream about marimbas. I'm not kidding. When I see an exceptionally large house I think about how many marimbas you can fit in it...
ANYWAY I was driving the other night and thinking about marimbas and how one might explain the awesomeness of Malletech to the average lay person. Malletech is the cadillac of all marimbas. it's clearly the best. Leigh Stevens' attention to detail is unparalleled by ANYONE, let alone other marimba designers/manufacturers. The precise language I used in my head rang a bell and caused something to click the way it hadn't in the past.
I was thinking "it's the only way" as far as the best quality in marimbas goes. Gee, what else is the only way? Jesus maybe? ahhhh I see. the only way to achieve your perfect sound, and the only way to eternal life...I get it. It's not a matter of intolerance or superiority, it's just a matter of knowing what the right choice is and hoping you can help others to see that.
I pray this perspective helps you when sharing "the way" with others.
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