[sdiy] JH

[Michael Zacherl.]

On 2.12.2011, at 04:51 , The Old Crow wrote:

>  I have no words.  None seem to fit.  That I have lost a  friend, that the world has lost the best analog design engineer of my generation...these things are small compared to his kids losing a father and his wife losing a husband.


I think I can see your pain!
I'm still struggling for words.
I stroke me much harder than I thought it could after reading the death notice.
We hadn't that kind of close contact like some of you had, nor I had the privilege to meet Jürgen in person
(though he's been here in Vienna with his wife Birgit some time ago, but he told me afterwards - I could see his point).
I'm not really able to name "idols", but like by this honourable list in general and by quite a few people on it I found myself being 
definitely positively influenced by Jürgen's approach to the matter.
I never was that deep into development and just made what I had to do to be able to build my instruments.
The more I was happy when I could at least give a tiny tiny bit in return to the community and a single time in particular to Jürgen.
It was a weird, disturbing coincidence, Friday night when I just finished packing up our new CD, where analogue sounds are part of its foundation,
when I read this devastating message on electro-music, well knowing, this CD wouldn't be existing without this list and Jürgen in particular!
The more I agree with others that his family, his kids, should have notice of how much regarded Jürgen's work and contribution is,
and what's his legacy, especially with Jürgen being very quiet about his talents outside the world of SDIY!
Thank you all and especially thank you very much Jürgen!

On 6.12.2011, at 12:23 , Colin f wrote:

> I'm almost inclined to believe the list server somehow sensed Juergen's
> passing and stopped as a mark of respect.
> In the early days of synth-DIY, when I was cobbling together circuits
> without much idea how they actually worked, there were many helpful folks
> here who spared their time and energy to help me understand stuff.
> I will remember Juergen for going the extra mile. His response to a question
> would often include a hand-drawn schematic, scanned into gif, and a lucid
> explanation of what it did.
> His loss is a reminder that passing on what understanding we can is a fine
> way to honour those we have learned from.
> 
> Cheers,
> Colin f

hear, hear!


Michael.

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