"Tim Attwood" <tim### [at] anti-spamcomcastnet> wrote in message
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> > empty and does not provoke thought. To me, the true steampunk, thus, is:
> > http://www.tatjavanvark.nl/harmonium/

> IMO steampunk should be about the blending of ornamentation and
> function, not greebling pseudo-function onto things to give the impression
> of complexity. The harmonium seems to be all function and no ornamentation
> though, it really strikes me as 1930-ish craftsman, more than steampunk.
> Nice engineering examples like that deserve engraving and scrollwork.

All good points.

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