Jeff and Freddy, I hope we can actually get a discussion going, it's been a little boring around here lately.
First I'm not sure what "American period construction" means. What construction details are actually American and not just brought from Europe? It seems to me that the construction of American period pieces is traditional European construction. I think where we see American innovation in construction, is in the manufacture of Victorian pieces, while the construction is innovative it's not necessarily an improvement. In terms of style again what is actually an American innovation, it seems that American period pieces tend to be simplified versions of English or European work, even Federal work has English roots. If you read Sack he draws very subtle differences between English and American work which seem to be mostly a matter of individual taste. , I think we make a mistake when we think that American period work is in a separate class. Isn't it a continuation of an older tradition with some subtle changes. I'm not asking these questions to start trouble, I hope to hear different points of view. Chances are I don't know what I'm talking about, so don't be afraid to hurt my feelings, jump in.