MOTM

I was informed today that my #1 sheet metal supplier is moving to new 
facilities. This means a 3 to 4 *week* shutdown, from around March 20 to April 
15 (grrrr....tax day in the USA!).

a) as far as existing orders go for kits, this should not have much impact. I 
have 1 outstanding order for panels and some rack rails, they will arrive before 
the move.

b) Paul H has plenty of kits in stock, sitting on the shelf that already have 
panels.

c) I have enough panels to cover assembled shipments until they are back 
on-line.

So, what *does* this affect? Well, the MOTM-650 :(

I finished the AutoCAD drawing for the front panel yesterday, and usually I have 
2 unpainted prototypes made so I can get all the alignment issues with the pcbs 
figured out before I go off and spend $2000 on production panels. But, there is 
only a 50-50 chance I will get it made. If I can't get a commitment out of them 
by Wed., I have to see if sheet metal shop #2 will make it, which pisses off 
sheet metal shop #1 because then they lose the production order AND then I have 
to pay more in shipping because #1 is local and #2 is WA state.

Yes, modular synth design can be *so exciting*.

In the meantime, I will have the production MOTM-650 boards made up because 
those I can test without a front panel. But sadly now the MOTM-650 is looking 
May-June for shipment.

Sigh.

Paul S.