MOTM

> MOTM is my dream, but it's just a *hobby*. I rely SOLEY on the patience of
> my customers for my success, what I call the "Serge Business Model" :) It's
> worked 22yrs for him, maybe 22yrs for me, too.

Follow your dream, Paul.

I am content to be patient. If I was after instant gratification, I'd buy
something else.

Cost for me is very much an issue. If prices went up 35%, it would very much
decrease the likelihood of me buying more modules.

You should continue to operate your hobby in a manner that pleases you. If
you change things to suit the demands of others and it changes into
something that's not a fun hobby, then we'll all lose when you get fed up
and take up a simpler and less demanding hobby, like Ironman triathlons or
brain surgery.

The market is free to make its own decisions, of course. Buyers can seek
other sources of modules. I am content to wait, but I am also fortunate in
that I have received all of the "essential" modules that I have ordered. If
I were without VCAs, I might have to shop elsewhere. Such is the free-market
economy. The good news is that there are choices.

22 years is about how long I've waited to start building a modular
synthesizer. Now I've started. I'm happy. You can rely on my patience.

--Adam