[sdiy] Favorite (American) Parts Suppliers

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Friday 08 October 2004 05:01 pm, WeAreAs1 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/8/04 10:03:48 AM, scottnoanh at peoplepc.com writes:
>
> << All very good points indeed!  It's been said before, but it can be said
> again, this *is* the golden age of Synth DIY.  >>
>
> In some ways, you are correct.  This is the Golden Age of Synth DIY.  But
> certainly not because of specific part availability or because we have lots
> of good parts suppliers to deal with.  Anyone who thinks otherwise must
> certainly not have been doing DIY during the late 1970's through the 1980's
> (the true golden age of electronic DIY, at least where parts and kits were
> concerned).  No, that Golden Age really centered around 1982 or so.  If you
> need proof, go seek out an old Polyphony magazine or Paia, Mouser, or
> Jameco catalog from that era.

I know that *I* am most comfortable with technology that's from around those 
days...   Later than that and you start to see way too much in the way of 
custom chips,  proprietary programmed stuff,  surface mount,  etc.

> No, this is the Golden Age because of two things:  1. the existence of the
> internet, which allowed all of us freaks to find each other, and MOST
> importantly  2. the existence of this mailing list (Synth DIY), which has
> done more for proliferating and expanding the DIY phenomenon than anything
> that ever came before.  The Synth DIY list is truly what Bernie Hutchins
> was hoping that the Electronotes "community" would become.

I'll say this -- I'm sure glad I found this list!  Even if much of what I'm 
interested in with electronics doesn't happen to concern synths (and that is 
an area of interest,  though not a primary one at present),  you guys are 
still better at dealing with a lot of electronics stuff more so than many of 
the other electronic lists I have flowing in here.  Too bad the topic isn't a 
bit broader,  or that I can't find more in the way of lists with this kind of 
activity where the level of quality is this high.  And I never get boared in 
here,  either.  the focus seems to shift just fine all by itself from day to 
day.