On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 01:22:51 GMT, rw wrote:

vincent p. norris wrote:
Alfred W. Miller, known to all as Sparse Grey Hackle, and known for
the fine H.L. Leonard and Garrison split bamboo fly rods he fished,
was not a fan of modern fly rod technology.

"Sparse," one fellow member joked recently at the Angler's Club, "when
are you going to fish fiberglass?"

The old man took a thoughtful swallow of straight Laphroaig, a
special pot-still whiskey so strong it numbs the tongue. "I'll fish
fiberglass," Sparse muttered behind his steel rimmed spectacles, "the
morning after some concertmaster plays a concerto at Carnegie Hall on
a plastic violin!"

Most classical violinists these days use synthetic (plastic) strings.
Old fashioned gut strings are out of favor because they go out of tune
frequently, they must be tuned constantly while they stretch, they are
very sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity, and they are more
expensive than most other strings.

aww....

some things are best left unsaid, ya know? ;-)