MOTM

(Tkacs, Ken) writes:
>>Is my Email down or did this chat list just up and go dead recently? Three 
weeks ago it was really humming, but it's been strangely quiescent for the 
past week...  Maybe everybody's just too busy soldering...?<<

If Mouser wasn't backordered on Panavises, I might be soldering now too.  But 
I was just cleaning up some old mail and saw this from a post of yours:

>>The cabinet configuration I'm planning will be a series of smaller cabinets
sort've like the Moog IIIp (I was even going to cover the cases in Tolex,
but after several list members yelled at me for that ;) I'm rethinking a
nice wood). My plans are for two rows of 10 1u-width modules each with a 3u
'utility row' along the bottom.<<

Why were people yelling at you for this?  I am going to go with Moog style 
tolex covered cases myself, with black metal corner protectors and handles.  
I want my MOTM to look like a Moog or Roland System 700.  That is the way 
synths are supposed to look.  The format I am going with will be 12U wide (6 
typical 2U modules wide) by 3 modules high.  This is a good number of modules 
for the power supply and gives a nice rectangular aspect ratio like that of a 
Moog case, but a little bigger in actual size.  Also, I think the same size 
case can hold 9 wide by 3 high Modcan modules should I need to add some or 
build up a case of them.

The reason I mention this is to get others to see the light so maybe Paul 
will decide on a case like this as a possible product before I have to go out 
and build them myself.  Or if anyone knows of a cheaper source than $15-$20 a 
yard for tolex?  Someone mentioned seeing $12 a yard, but he couldn't 
remember where. (I need to build a case for my Doepfer too)

-Ken Elhardt