Charles1dad,
That was my initial thought but thinking upon it further I interpreted their design philosophy to be literal. That led me to think if you want the wood to resonate, then like musical instruments, the metal must also.
An appropriate analogy would be if a chef was going to create a dessert to be like a Reese's peanut butter cup. Once the chef stated his objection, the expectations of those who are to sample/taste the dessert are already formed before they sample.
If the chef chose to leave out peanut butter, then the dessert is not going to meet the expectations of those who sample or taste it. If the chef simply stated he would make a dessert for them and used chocolate, as the main ingredient, then most likely those who sample it will like it.
As chocolate and peanut butter are to Reese's, tonewood and copper alloy are to musical instruments. You remove one it negates the whole.
Most likely I'm over thinking it but you get where I am coming from.
That was my initial thought but thinking upon it further I interpreted their design philosophy to be literal. That led me to think if you want the wood to resonate, then like musical instruments, the metal must also.
An appropriate analogy would be if a chef was going to create a dessert to be like a Reese's peanut butter cup. Once the chef stated his objection, the expectations of those who are to sample/taste the dessert are already formed before they sample.
If the chef chose to leave out peanut butter, then the dessert is not going to meet the expectations of those who sample or taste it. If the chef simply stated he would make a dessert for them and used chocolate, as the main ingredient, then most likely those who sample it will like it.
As chocolate and peanut butter are to Reese's, tonewood and copper alloy are to musical instruments. You remove one it negates the whole.
Most likely I'm over thinking it but you get where I am coming from.