MOTM

Hey Larry,

This sounds great! 

While you're pricing the Magic Buss, you might want to see if your machine 
shop will drill them for you at a somewhat reasonable price. I wonder if it's 
possible to have some way of allowing connections to be made from the back of 
the buss which wouldn't require soldering, thereby allowing easier 
reconfiguration of the buss?

As for me, I'd immediately get a two row slanted lower cabinet, and a reverse 
slated upper cabinet (and get a two row straight cabinet in the future) -- 
all with the full compliment of flat rails and Magic Buss -- unless you make 
a "Synth of Doom" style cabinet <hint>.

JB




In a message dated 4/10/02 1:04:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
jlarryh@... writes:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jwbarlow@...
> Hey Larry, any thoughts about actually making these
> available to the general public?
> 
> Absolutely.  Here are my thoughts, that will adjust to whatever
> interest you guys suggest.  Many options:
> 
> 1 - All information about the magic bus will be freely placed in the puiblic
> domain.  It is constructed from material you can obtain at your local home
> improvement center.  So, if you can operate a drill, you too can have a
> magic bus 100% & completely DIY.  And, old Stooge Larry doesn't make dime. I
> will sell offical gold pated magic bus trademark name plates for $10,000
> each (if there is any interest). <snicker>
> 
> 2 - If you want your own custom configured magic bus painted to match MOTM
> panels (as mine is), I can get that done for you at anytime we are making
> panels.  You pay shipping both ways, I make a couple of bucks on top of what
> the painter charges me to paint it.  This can include a lot of different
> metal items of your choice.
> 
> 3 - I can custom cut to length, have painted, and sell the magic bus with no
> holes for you to configure to suit yourself
> 
> 4 - I can do the same thing with the holes in it at regular jack spacing
> intervals like mine.  But, the price will be MUCH higher if I have to drill
> all them dang holes.
> 
> Regarding cabinets.  I am trying to work up a deal with the cabinet guy that
> is doing mine for a contract price to construct a variety of designs:
> - Design 1 would be like the one you currently see at my web site.  1 row,
> 24U wide, magic bus below.
> - Design 2 (currently under construction for me) is 2 rows tall slant
> cabinet to go under the one I have now.  One row of magic buss with each row
> of modules.
> - Design 3: two rows like design 2 but a straight cabinet like design 1.
> It's for those that cannot get buy on just one row of straight.
> - Design 4: 1 row reverse slant for the very top cabinet.  This would give
> you that ergonomic slant back appearance like the top row of Dave Bradley's
> Synth of Doom. One row only on the top slant.  Otherwise someone might
> mistake you for Synth.com fom the side. Geesh is that ugly with the 2 row
> upside down on the top or what ??
> 
> All cabinets would be built to house a magic bus below each row of modules.
> However, the magic buss would be a separate item. And, I am not doing the
> wiring.  That is unique enough that each person needs to do their own.
> 
> I have not firmed up a deal yet, but the wood cabinet only, no hardware, no
> wiring will be in the $200-225 per row price range (about the same as a
> synth.com cabinet).  There will be MUCH more about this after serial # 001
> (mine) gets done and the cabinet guy tells me firm prices on making more.
> 
> Larry Hendry
> 
>

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jwbarlow@...
> While you're pricing the Magic Buss, you might
> want to see if your machine shop will drill them
>  for you at a somewhat reasonable price.

They punch everything else I buy.  I will inquire.  But, I don't get the
metal from the either.  I am also guessing the minimum order would be
significant too.  But, I will ask.

> I wonder if it's possible to have some way of
> allowing connections to be made from the back of the
> buss which wouldn't require soldering, thereby allowing
> easier reconfiguration of the buss?

I can tell you that in my cabinet design, you cannot get to the back of the
magic busses.  That is why they pull out from the front with only 3 screws.
I am sure there are other ways.  But, I wasnted to pull them out for
changes.  I don;t anticipate dial-a-bus changes.  But, after I use it for a
few montsh, I might learn that my module arrangement dictates a more
efficient combination.

> As for me, I'd immediately get a two row slanted lower
> cabinet, and a reverse slated upper cabinet (and get a
> two row straight cabinet in the future) -- all with the full
> compliment of flat rails and Magic Buss

Cha-ching !! Man, I can retire from the electric company early now
<snicker>.  I do hope it works out that I ca get him to make more.  If not,
I do have 2 more guys in mind that do the same quality work.

> -- unless you make a "Synth of Doom" style cabinet <hint>.

You know, that almost seems like sacrelig.  Copying SOD would be like
stealing one of Paul's circuit designs.  Perhaps Dave's design could be
licensed to the cabinet maker and we could forward to Dave some generous
amount for each cabinet made.  How about 38 cents each Dave?  That is about
ho much they really paid the three stogges as the networks and studio were
getting rich off them.

Larry H

I thought this might provide some inspiration for upcoming modules...

	http://www.technotoys.com/mikado/

I was first very alarmed at the site of the b-jacks, so viewer beware!  Ha!

--Shemp

P.S.  Notice how the 4th stooge comes and goes.  Where is Curly anyway???

P.P.S.  Look at the clouds!