[sdiy] Rean P570-H knobs from Rapidonline.com

[Neil Johnson]

Hi,

Tom Bugs wrote:
>Interestingly on the Re'an knobs -- word was, earlier in the year,
> that Neutrik was closing all Re'an knob production..
>
> But then recently I saw that Rapid was again offering them and when I
> asked my contact they said: "We now have an alternative for these
> which is why they are still displayed on the website. We discontinued
> the line because they had been discontinued by the supplier however
> now we have an alternative this has been reinstated."
>
> I'm pretty sure that there are other companies making similar knobs
> (perhaps even clones?) but it is strange that these ones are
> still/again sold as Re'an given the back story.

They are now (it seems) made by another company that probably has a
license to the Re'an name:

http://www.reanknobs.com/

 From the front page:

"The global development, production and distribution of Re´an knobs and
sliders is done by Kunststofftechnik Grabher GmbH."

Andre Majorel wrote:
> I just got three from Rapid (the white on black version, order code
> 32-0410). Every one of them was misaligned.
>
> I doubt Doepfer would have stuck with those knobs if they always were
> that bad. My guess is that production was moved to a factory with
> nonexistent quality control.
>
> Until I find the time to make a good photograph, please believe me
> when I say it's pretty bad. My advice is to steer clear from the Rean
> P570 for now.

*Ouch*  -- that's pretty bad.  Thanks for the warning.

Looking here:

http://patchpierre.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/100-knobs-change.html

My guess is that by the time Dieter contacted Re'an they had already 
signed a deal with Kunststofftechnik.

Neil
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