[sdiy] Thoughts on sliders...

[Florian Anwander]

Hi Tom
> available as rotary types. One thing that struck me was the possibility 
> that machines like the SH101 used somewhat inferior sliders to cut costs 
> -- who knows?! Alpha products have always seemed to me to offer a great 
> balance between cost and quality - solid, but not too pricey.

I think the rumour about bad sliders in the SH-101 is mostly owing to 
the fact, that the SH101 very often was treated not too god by its owners.

I own a SH-101 since 1984, and the only problem I ever had was the known 
broken bender, which happens due to fatigue of material.

Florian