Hmm, that's less expensive than I expected. I thought that all of those tick marks and long dividing lines would have added up to considerable expense. I have considered having my panels done without the paint, to save money. I am glad to read that you think it looks good. Maybe I will try it on my next panel. It seems that the U.S. branch of Schaeffer still offers dunkelbronze: http://frontpanelexpress.com/material/variety.htm#06 --Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: JH. [mailto:jhaible@...] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:50 AM > To: adam@...; robnet@...; motm@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [motm] Re: Time for an HPF! > > It's a Schaeffer panel, yes. I don't remember the exact picing, but it was > around 200 ... 250 Euros I think. > > It's engraved, not printed. But ther is paint applied in the carvings > (which > is > a considerable amount of cost.) Some of my panels are without paint, > especially the large JH-3200 which would have been totally unaffordable > with paint. But I think the blank aluminium colour for lettering is quite > nice > on the dark background, too. Saves a lot of money. > > BTW, anyone ordering dark panels from Schaeffer *please* nag them > about re-introducing "dunkelbronze" colour! It's almost black, but > looks more valuable than plain black. Apparently no one knows this, > so they stopped making dunkelbronze because of lack of demand. > IMO *ever* black panel looks better in dunkelbronze! Especially > in combination with black knobs. > > JH. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Schabtach" <adam@...> > To: <robnet@...>; <motm@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 5:20 PM > Subject: RE: [motm] Re: Time for an HPF! > > > > > The JH5 has a Schaeffer panel? I didn't recognize it at > > > such. Especially the graphics and fonts do not look > > > 'engraved' as all, more like printed. How do you do that on > > > a Schaeffer panel? > > > > I don't know for sure, but it looks like a Schaeffer panel to me, and I > > thought that Paul told me in a phone conversation that JH uses Schaeffer > for > > his projects. Only JH knows for certain, of course. If it's not > Schaeffer, > > I'd certainly like to know how he did a one-off panel of that complexity > and > > detail. > > > > --Adam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
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RE: [motm] Re: Time for an HPF!
2004-06-05 by Adam Schabtach
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