[sdiy] 0.141" vs 0.125" jacks (was: 1/8" jack recommendations)

[Cary Roberts]

>I recently visited the Nevada Historical Society Museum in Reno, and there
>on display was a telephone switchboard from about 1910 which was covered
>with patch cords which, I'm sure, would work just fine on my MOTM-format
>synth. Of course, the advantages of 1/4" plugs are that they are easy to
>grab, easy to find the jack with, and very durable -- all critical for
>telephony, and highly desirable for synths.

1/4" long frame plugs and jacks should not be considered interchangable with
the commonly available instrument/headphone 1/4" plugs and jacks.

I'd really like to see adoption of Bantam/TT cables and jacks with modular
synths.  Roughly twice the density of 1/4" jacks but far more robust than
3.5mm parts.

-Cary