PLAN B analog blog

The Mark II faceplates have arrived!  Photo uploaded to Misc folder of
this site.

- P

Axel,

I was completely aware of all of this and thank you for sharing with
everyone. 

Growing pains hurt.  We have still four custom product customers
waiting patiently, some rightfully losing that patience. We have three
dealers to support, we had an issue with delayed boards.  We have two
fulltime and two part time (who are fulltime students) to do all that.  

How would you recommend we do this faster with the resources afforded
to us?  I would like to hear your suggestions.

Bottom line, we work a lot of hours.  We're getting everything done,
it's taking longer than everyne would like, but it's happening. 
Nobody's being left out in the rain I assure you.

In regards to Schneider specifically , there is an order on it's way
now.  There are others still due to ship but we had a mishap with our
PCB vendor.  They dscovered a problem with our art which turned out to
be a non-issue, but they were emailing us with requests for assistance
to the old EAR-GROUP.COM address for over two weeks (although he had
and been using the new one before that for some time).  Ear-group.com
is not under our control, it's the property of an an ex contributor to
the consortium and that mail was not being forwarded to me as both he
and i thought it was.  This delay costs us additional weeks delivery
we could not afford.  

The good news, the boards arrived Monday and we're working ferverishly
to catch up with our demand.  Feel free to come help us! 

I thank everyone for their patience.  Shipments are resuming Saturday.

- P




--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, Axel Jungkunst
<phaedra@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Peter,
> it is really interesting, what you are doing on the other side of the 
> Atlantic Ocean!
> Do you know, how many people are waiting for their ordered modules at 
> Schneider's Büro here in Europe, mainly Germany?
> Ok, they hadn't to pay for the stuff until now, but I think it isn't
the 

> money but the interest in your very good modules.
> Some are angry, some are disappointed, but Andreas has to answer all 
> these questions relating to the delay.
> He is a really good and serious dealer and it would be nice, if you 
> don't let him stand in the rain!
> I also ordered some modules and I ask me, why does it work with 
> AnalogueHaven (they have the gear in stock) and not with the dealers 
> outside the USA?
> The world is much bigger and modern people are able to ship something 
> over the big sea without setting the sails personally!
> What are your difficulties to build a package for Berlin?
> I see only some plexis, some boards, all very interesting, but I and 
> some other people would be very pleased to use your inventions!
> And you should be pleased about this too, or not!?
> best regards
> Axel Jungkunst
> 
> (i think you can figure that out) schrieb:
> >
> > The Mark II faceplates have arrived! Photo uploaded to Misc folder of
> > this site.
> >
> > - P
> >
> >
>

Izam,


You win the Plan B award for the day! Thanks for understanding our
insanity.

We work on deliveries to dealers, people on backlog make (warranted)
comments.  We work on the backlog, our dealers deliveries fall behind.
 We're accused of vaporware (new products that are slow to come to
market), yet when we  announce their release there are comments to
remind us not to forget the backlog and production.

Oye!

It's when I was accused of inventing fictions employees and never once
delivering to our dealers, ever is when I sort of gave up on this type
of feedback and adopted more of  the  'spinning plates' management
discipline - as in eight plates flyin', don't drop any.

In the meanwhile, I am committed to releasing interesting new products
and I think I do a pretty good job of thinking out all possibilities.
  The fact that the Heisenberg has 5  different VC inputs I believe is
proof of that.

Anyway, that;s for the comments.

- P

Axel,

I am sorry for the delay and your aggravations. Schneider Buero has
received two orders to date -  one hand delivered at Musikmesse, one
sent  after.  There's an order on it's way now and another in thr shop
now for Model 15s.  That's all that's been ordered from them however -
which addresses you question regarding Analogue Haven. They are
ordering more frequently, in bigger numbers and we process orders as
every manufacturer does - as they are received. Unless other
circumstances such as component shortages arise, we are currently
working a three weekorder completion cycle, down from 9 weeks from
March.  My staff is here five to six days a week to maintain that
turnaround. 


- P

--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, Axel Jungkunst
<phaedra@...> wrote:
>
> Peter,
> if you want to sell something, it has also something to do with time
and 
> work.
> And a plan!
> So it is a black box for me, what you have to do to build some modules. 
> You offer them to the world, so the normal customer has to believe hat 
> he is able to get all, what he ordered in an acceptable time window. I 
> know, that you wanted to send a package of modules since march 2006 to 
> Berlin, we have september and nothing has arrived there. What, please, 
> is your plan?
> You are sharing every screw you get with us, so the people have to
share 
> the complaints of customers too.
> You know, I was waiting six months for a simple Model 17 (which has a 
> lot to do in my modular), and at last Don Hassler/Andreas Schneider
took 
> a chance on Frankfurt Messe to get the module for me.
> Now I tried indirectly to get some other modules ( 2 x Model 15 and 1 x 
> Model 14)  using the work/dealing of Andreas Schneider, but it is the 
> same sad case as I had tried it directly from you.
> I hope, the order you mention will really reach Europe, but it is
really 
> dissapointing for us german electronic musicians not to get your really 
> fine modules.
> Just my two dollars, euros or whatever...
> all the best
> Axel
> 
> (i think you can figure that out) schrieb:
> >
> > Axel,
> >
> > I was completely aware of all of this and thank you for sharing with
> > everyone.
> >
> > Growing pains hurt. We have still four custom product customers
> > waiting patiently, some rightfully losing that patience. We have three
> > dealers to support, we had an issue with delayed boards. We have two
> > fulltime and two part time (who are fulltime students) to do all that.
> >
> > How would you recommend we do this faster with the resources afforded
> > to us? I would like to hear your suggestions.
> >
> > Bottom line, we work a lot of hours. We're getting everything done,
> > it's taking longer than everyne would like, but it's happening.
> > Nobody's being left out in the rain I assure you.
> >
> > In regards to Schneider specifically , there is an order on it's way
> > now. There are others still due to ship but we had a mishap with our
> > PCB vendor. They dscovered a problem with our art which turned out to
> > be a non-issue, but they were emailing us with requests for assistance
> > to the old EAR-GROUP.COM address for over two weeks (although he had
> > and been using the new one before that for some time). Ear-group.com
> > is not under our control, it's the property of an an ex contributor to
> > the consortium and that mail was not being forwarded to me as both he
> > and i thought it was. This delay costs us additional weeks delivery
> > we could not afford.
> >
> > The good news, the boards arrived Monday and we're working ferverishly
> > to catch up with our demand. Feel free to come help us!
> >
> > I thank everyone for their patience. Shipments are resuming Saturday.
> >
> > - P
> >
> > --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com 
> > <mailto:PLAN_B_analog_blog%40yahoogroups.com>, Axel Jungkunst
> > <phaedra@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Peter,
> > > it is really interesting, what you are doing on the other side
of the
> > > Atlantic Ocean!
> > > Do you know, how many people are waiting for their ordered
modules at
> > > Schneider's Büro here in Europe, mainly Germany?
> > > Ok, they hadn't to pay for the stuff until now, but I think it isn't
> > the
> > > money but the interest in your very good modules.
> > > Some are angry, some are disappointed, but Andreas has to answer all
> > > these questions relating to the delay.
> > > He is a really good and serious dealer and it would be nice, if you
> > > don't let him stand in the rain!
> > > I also ordered some modules and I ask me, why does it work with
> > > AnalogueHaven (they have the gear in stock) and not with the dealers
> > > outside the USA?
> > > The world is much bigger and modern people are able to ship
something
> > > over the big sea without setting the sails personally!
> > > What are your difficulties to build a package for Berlin?
> > > I see only some plexis, some boards, all very interesting, but I and
> > > some other people would be very pleased to use your inventions!
> > > And you should be pleased about this too, or not!?
> > > best regards
> > > Axel Jungkunst
> > >
> > > (i think you can figure that out) schrieb:
> > > >
> > > > The Mark II faceplates have arrived! Photo uploaded to Misc
folder of

> > > > this site.
> > > >
> > > > - P
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>