MOTM

>1) Anybody ever hear of a semi-modular (2600-like) synth called the Studio
>One from
>"Advanced Tools for the Arts" in Tempe, Az? I got a full spec sheet. The
>picture looks
>like a big MS-20 (patch points grouped off to the right side) and the
>bizarre thing
>is that the picture is of the synth sitting in a junkyard on top of a
>burned-out farm tractor.
>
>And I noticed the pice printed was $2400 but the person hand-wrote it to say
>$2700! :)
>
>It also honestly says "These are handmade one at a time: expect 90-120 days
>for delivery". I wonder if he sold one or not :)
>
>2) A Prophet 5 was $3995, but for $1000 more you could get a Prophet 10!
>Now, this was 1982,
>and times were tough!
>
>3) Found the Aires catalog. They list 5 folks: Frank Fink, Dennis Colin (as
>'consultant'),
>Arthur Pennell (cheif Engineer), James Bastible (Production) and my fav:
>tech grunt
>Dennis Graham ("He is an enigma to us all. He is willing to apply his
>knowledge to our project"). This scares me.

.... and Dennis Graham continues to be an enigma.  I spoke to him a 
few times when he announced his EVOS modular system.  Haven't heard 
from him in a while.

>BTW: A full system in kit was $895 and $1500 assembled. Jan 1975 prices.
>
>As a side note: Aries used to be called B&F Enterprises. They sold Nixie
>tube clock kits and
>one wall clock with Sperry +180VDC tubes. These things were like $700!
>
>The kits were in the $49-79 range. This sounds cheap, but I was making
>$3.85/hr *before*
>taxes. It took me about 2 years to save the money!
>
>Paul S.
>
>
>
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