On 3-Dec-05, at 5:47 PM, Robert van der Kamp wrote:
> It really depends on just how fine an edge we
> could get with the etcher burning through the Polan
> finish.
I see! That could do the trick alright. Too bad though I
have the 'damage' the panels. No way back then. But I'd
seriously consider it yes.
- Robert
"Damage". Here's the thing. It's big, it's expensive and, hey we admit it, it's damn sexy. Will collectors of the future be buying our MOTM modulars based on the criteria that it's original equipment?
Does adding a Tellun daughterboard potentially decrease the resale value of this beast? I sure hope not. If is does, a lot of us will have DIYed the value right oot of our synths.
I hope and pray that collectors of MOTMs in the future (by collectors I do not necessarily mean effete New York intellectuals with money to burn, it could be the "Return of the Synth Geek III" in 2040.) base their purchase decision based on the modules and the condition of the unit and that it was somehow consistent.
Let me ask this: who owns the big Moog modulars now? What are they worth? What determines that value? Can we look to what has happened to this famous family of synths and extrapolate to MOTM?
I have no clue .... BFG