Hello, I belong to the group too and besides Todd Faulkner (that I
wouldn't define a bad trader but more likely a true bas∗∗rd). i had
another incredible story with someone who for almost one year
seduced me to produce a midi kit for the Elka synthex (he knew i had
done one example for my personal use years back) After a long trial,
finding the pcb file, finding the same factory that had moved,
finding all obsolete components, writing the eproms and so on, i
sent him 8 kits after several months of hard work. After dozenths of
messages and a very friendly relation achieved I didn't mind to be
paid in advance i just sent the kits telling my expenses and asking
to maintain the same price because we were just doing something for
the synthex community and not for earning money, well HE SOLD ALL
THE KITS advertising in IN ANALOG HEAVEN list EARNING 1200$ without
ever sending anything to me, even shipping cost to him was paid by
me. This is an astonishing behaviour that hurts a lot and spoils all
good intentions of people like me and like almost everyone in these
groups. His name was URO or Pierre, very active in rhodes chroma
list. He literaly stole almost one year of my efforts, time, money
without spending a single cent and earning 1200$ or more, really
disgusting. I don't even know his address or his family name since
he asked me to send the kits to his technician Greg Montalbano. Hey
I'm not saying that Greg montalbano was involved with this story I
think that simply two of URO's Synthexes were sitting there waiting
to be midi retrofitted.
I apologize for the off tpic but really not off topic for four of us
in this fantastic MOTM list full of fantastic people.
Enrico Dibennardo (Sicily)
>
> No! I posted a "Bad Trader" message on AH several months ago. You
should
> be able to search for it. Basically, our money's gone unless we
somehow
> manage to find him here in the U.S. But if there's anyone out
there that
> knows his whereabouts, they're keeping mum.
>
> -Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf
Of
> Eric Frampton
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 12:08 PM
> To: MOTM
> Subject: [motm] TLM-156 kit / Todd Faulkner
>
>
> Did anybody ever hear from this deadbeat? It's been 3+ years now...
>
> e
>
> > Message: 11
> > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:26:41 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Tentochi <tentochi2003@...>
> > Subject: [FS] Neural Agonizer Dual Spring Reverb Kits and
Assembled
> > Module (TLN-156)
> >
> > I had been waiting to announce this, but Scott turned up the
heat a
> > little.
> >
> > Look at the end for the information on the assembled module if
you
> > are intersted.
> >
> > There are several kits available (first come first served). I
am
> > selling them for US$525 each. The
> > kits include:
> >
> > Drilled Stooge FP (just arrived today!) and mounting screws
> > 2 Tellun Corp. Neural Agonizer PCBs
> > Kester Organic and No-Clean Solder
> > Printed Copy of Scott's Documentation
> > Printed Copy of Kit Notes (written by me)
> > Insured Priority Mail Shipping to anywhere in United States
with
> > delivery confirmation
> > Any Paypal fees
> > 2 Accutronics Reverb Tanks (you pick reverb length and
orientation)
> > (already converted)
> > 16 Switchcraft Jacks (112A)
> > Stooge L-Bracket
> > Stooge RF shield
> > 9 Alco Knobs
> > Assembled Dual-Jack Power Cables
> > Alpha Hook-Up Wire (in MOTM colors)
> > Standard MOTM Coax (RG174/U)
> > Cable Ties
> > Spectrol Tuner Tool (for trim pots)
> > Heat Shrink Tubing
> > All MOTM-Style Pot Washers
> > NKK DPDT Switch
> > All Xircon 1% Metal-Film Resistors (1M+ 5%)
> > 4 CA3280E dual OTAs
> > 7 OP275GP dual Op-Amps
> > 7 LT1013 dual Op-Amps
> > 1 TL072CP dual Op-Amps
> > Machined Turned Pin Gold Plated sockets for CA3280E's and 2
OP275GP's
> > 4 VTL5C3 Vactrols
> > 9 100K Lin Spectrol Pots
> > Cable Ties
> > all other parts as specced or higher
> >
> > This list is subject to change without notification. Also, I
don't
> > believe there are any mistakes
> > in the above list, but it could be possible.
> >
> > This kit is a monster! I haven't assembled anything from a kit
or
> > PCB that was bigger. With 2
> > PCBs, a full 3U FP, and mutiple connections to 2 reverb tanks it
is
> > amazing. The amount of work
> > it takes to bring all of the parts together is also amazing. I
> > think I purchased parts from
> > around 8 different vendors--and it was a hassle to say the
least.
> > I have been working on this
> > project for almost a year. With 2 exceptions, everything is in
> > house and bagged up ready to ship.
> > I have the Spectrol pots on order and they are due to arrive
in
> > December (not that far away
> > actually). And once I have all of the orders and requests for
> > reverb tank types, I will place
> > that order. I have ordered a fair number of tanks from
Accutronics
> > in the past and they have a
> > very good turn around time.
> >
> > You will have 2 options for shipping (at no additional cost):
1.
> > I will ship the kit once the
> > reverb tanks arrive and then ship the pots once they arrive.
or
> > 2. I will ship everything when
> > the pots arrive in December.
> >
> > Payment in full can be made via Postal Money Order (preferred),
> > Paypal or personal check (drawn
> > off of US bank).
> >
> > If you would like to purchase a kit, email me for availability
and
> > I will also give you the
> > options for the reverb tank.
> >
> > I am not selling these to make money. I just divided the parts
> > costs evenly among the kits and
> > assembled module. I am offering these a service to the modular
> > community to make things a little
> > easier and more enjoyable for people. I am providing the parts
for
> > the module. I am not an
> > engineer and I am not the designer. If I supply the wrong part,
I
> > will replace it free of charge.
> > If you need help assembling or troubleshooting the module, you
> > will need to contact the designer,
> > Scott Juskiw, for assistance.
> >
> > This is my 2nd kit to sell and my second assembled module, so I
> > have learned a lot. All items
> > individually packaged (very similar to MOTM).
> >
> > I also have 1 assembled module for sale. The PCBs are
completely
> > assembled, the reverbs tanks are
> > in-house and prepped; it is just waiting for me to drill the FP
> > which arrived today and for the
> > Spectrol pots to arrive. I can obtain the Spectrol pots now,
but
> > the cost would go up about $50.
> > This has a few parts that have been upgraded from what Scott
specs
> > in his BOM. In particular all
> > Bourns trim pots have been used throughout to match the MOTM
> > standard. I don't know if you will
> > see another one of these for sale, so this is a great deal for
> > either the non-kit builder or
> > someone that doesn't have the time right now to assemble a
kit.
> > The cost shipped is US$725.
> >
> > If you have more questions about the design, check out this page:
> > http://tellun.com/motm/diy/tln156/TLN-156.html
> >
> > If you have additional questions about the kits or assembled
> > module, email me directly at:
> > tentochi2003@...
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Todd Faulkner
> > Columbus, OH
>
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