PLAN B analog blog

Axel,

First, please leave political comments to a forum which welcomes them. This one isn't it.

Secondly, what's happened is sad.  I completely agree. In June, my
production staff (1 guy) left the company without giving notice.  As
you can imagine this screwed things up.  Since then I've
hired three others. However, one of those three didn't work
out and is no longer here, one has another 'core' job at a recording
studio which is currently tracking a huge musical project for
Lionsgate Films so he's not as available as he was three or so weeks
ago the other has another job two days a week and now has left for avacation Friday for the next two weeks.

My intention was by having two guys when I can get them it would
get us to the same output as I had with one full-time guy. I think this is do-able, but they have to get up to speed.  When the other guy
started there were five products.  Now there are eleven, and actually
two more we're building that have not yet been announced.  It's harder
to familiarize yourself with things with almost three times the
products so it's taking longer to get up to speed.

When production slowed to a complete halt in June (we didn't ship for over four weeks) it effected our cash flow and that effected our ability to procure parts,  pay employees and ship long distance.  We needed the $$ immediately and I was forced to concentrate on local dealer deliveries.  It was that critical.  Our only option was to close shop and trust me guys...we came close.

I thank you all for being patient with us.  We're working hard to get back to where we were.

- P








--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, Axel Jungkunst
<phaedra@...> wrote:
>
> Hi meic,
> thanks for your message. I ordered one some weeks ago at 
> SchneidersBuero, but
> Plan B isn't able to send a package of modules to Berlin, I don't
know why.
> In the past this connection works always a bit slow, so I will wait a 
> few weeks more.
> I can't imagine what is so difficult to send some little things from
the 
> USA to Germany, it
> seems to be a personal problem. George W. Bush is sending his things 
> faster, but he sends
> really only wrong items  :-)  Although it isn't really funny, I know.
> But the behaviour of Plan B is really sad.
> Have fun with your model 28, someday I will have mine too.
> We have a serious german dealer, who needs serious connections
(which he 
> has in 99% of all cases)
> and so I will buy my analogue gear in Berlin.
> This is no statement against Analogue Haven, they do a very good job, 
> but we are on the other half of this planet,
> and Planet Earth is ROUND, Peter!
> All the best
> Axel
> 
> meic1965 schrieb:
> >
> > Hello Forum,
> >
> > i am a newbie here and would let you know that i connected my model 28
> > yesterday. It is really nice and i am excited. I bought it at AH and
> > it reached germany very quick. So if schneiders buero doesn`t have
> > some then buy at AH.
> >
> > Greetz from Hamburg/Germany
> >
> > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com 
> > <mailto:PLAN_B_analog_blog%40yahoogroups.com>, Axel Jungkunst
> > <phaedra@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Good morning Peter,
> > > again my question: when will some M28 arrive in Berlin at Schneiders
> > Buero?
> > > Best regards
> > > Axel
> > >
> > > (i think you can figure that out) schrieb:
> > > >
> > > > The first increment of M28's to Analogue Haven are almost sold
out. A
> > > > second shipment of 14 units will be delivered next week.
> > > >
> > > > - P
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>