Hi,
I appreciate that Moe's post is in the spirit of stimulating discussion
and I respect that different people may have different views, and that
the Stooges are entitled to offer, or not offer, anything they want.
Having said that:
Call me a reactionary, but I love both the standard MOTM finish and
the standard MOTM graphical style, and I am only interested in panels
that look like that. I am interested in Stooge panels precisely because
they match the standard MOTM appearance. If I wanted other panel
appearances i could get them from FrontPanelExpress or a variety of
other sources. If Stooge Industries does not offer exact matches for
the MOTM appearance, I will find another way to make panels that do.
The black anodized panels from FrontPanelExpress are very nice, but
they are not "close enough" to MOTM appearance for me. Obviously
others may feel differently.
Of course if Paul S. changes the standard appearance I would have to
do some soul searching. I really hope that doesn't happen.
skw
On Dec 1, 2005, at 4:15 PM, mate_stubb wrote:
> All,
>
> This is potentially a controversial topic, so please read carefully,
> and don't read anything into it other than what I actually say!
>
> I want to have a discussion about the MOTM standard panel finish.
>
> I have not talked to Paul about this, other than to hear from him the
> same complaints the Stooges have - it is a giant hassle to get panels
> painted in the polane finish, get silkscreens made, and get legends
> screen printed. The whole process is expensive, and paint vendors keep
> flaking out. You have to spend a lot of money stocking big batches of
> panels to make it economical. In Paul's case, he sits on a lot of
> expensive panels that may or may not sell. In the Stooges' case, we
> only manage to do a run once or twice a year. It happens so seldom,
> that everyone is frantic to get in on a run, resulting in things
> dragging on and on.
>
> A potential solution is to change the panel finish. The Stooges are
> considering investing in a laser printing system that would allow
> laser etched graphics, either on the current polane paint finish or on
> anodized panels. But since the painting is the biggest hassle anyway,
> suppose for the sake of discussion that we are talking about etched
> panels with an anodized finish, and that the price for a 2U undrilled
> panel can be kept at $25 or less.
>
> The big advantage is that we could potentially manufacture custom
> panels almost on demand. No more 10 month waits for your custom panel.
> Other advantages would be flexibility in design. How about blue or red
> anodized panels? A different style of layout that puts jacks near
> input knobs? Function block graphics ala Arp 2500/2600? Or just like
> the current design but with panel edge graphics? Suppose Stooge
> Enterprises supported two or three standard graphics styles for new
> module designs, in your choice of colors?
>
> The disadvantage is that it would not match the current MOTM standard
> 100%. Black anodizing is very close, much like a Schaeffer panel. I
> know people have a lot invested in their systems, and take pride in
> their instrument's appearance.
>
> Hence this discussion - what is your tolerence level for something
> new?
>
> Now just to complicate things, suppose Paul found the prospect of less
> expensive, just in time delivery attractive enough to consider
> changing the MOTM standard as well? How would that affect your
> opinion?
>
> Let me reiterate: I have not talked to Paul. He may have no interest
> in this. I have not talked to Paul. He may have no interest in this.
> Don't bombard him with any panic about changing the format, OK? I'm
> just thinking out loud about solutions to problems.
>
> I've set up a poll for you to indicate your level of interest or
> disgust. The choices range from "I'm not interested in custom panels
> anyway" to "I'd be interested if they matched closely" to "I'm a
> complete madman, and I would totally redo my 100 module monster in
> red". I certainly don't want the Stooges to invest in a bunch of
> equipment if everybody thinks the idea sucks. On the other hand, it
> could potentially work out to allow you to express your wildest panel
> desires.
>
> Please visit the poll!
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/motm/surveys?id=2063312
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