MOTM

Okay,  I've been keeping my mouth shut, but this has reached the 
point where I'm going to pitch in.

It is my company that is doing order fulfillment for all module kits 
with the exception of the VCOs and Power Supplies.

Of those modules that we are handling there are about 150 IN STOCK 
right now and ready to ship.  We are building to a point where there 
will be between 300 and 400 modules in stock.

While there is still the possibility of a delayed shipment due to a 
parts shortage, Paul S. is making a major, major investment in parts 
to make sure that does not happen.

All you naysayers have no idea of the complexity involved in an 
operation like this.  Paul has to guess at the number of a given 
module that will sell over a period of time and then try to figure 
out when to order parts.  Some parts come in a few days.  Others can 
take several months.  Paul has invested tens of thousands of dollars 
in parts over the last few months so that everyone can get their 
modules faster.  It costs money to have kits sitting on the shelf.  
In mzny cases Paul might have to buy 50 panels or PCBs for a given 
module in order to get the per module cost down low enough to make a 
profit.  He might have to wait until 40 of those modules sell just 
to recover his cost.  And now he is shelling out the additional 
expense of having my company put kits together and ship them.

Paul could have gotten out of this business a long time ago.  It is 
certainly not making him rich.  The main reason I got involved was 
not to make money off of the situation, but to make sure that Synth 
Tech stayed in business.  This was partly selfish as I am a big 
customer as well.  Like the rest of you I can't wait to see some of 
the new modules that will be coming out.  

To any of you who haven't ordered in a while, buy a module kit now 
and then.  You can never have too many!  And you'll be surprised how 
fast you get it.

Paul Haneberg