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> I actually try to collect numbers on these instruments. But it is all
> hearsay, and I can't claim any accuracy
> 
> Paul Schrieber told me he heard there were 6500 Moog
> modules produced (hope I'm not mis-quoting you Paul).
> 

I've heard a similar number as well.

> A very nice fellow from EML said in a letter that there were 400
> EML 200s and 1000 EML 101s made. The 101 wasn't
> completely patched out though.
> 
> "Vintage Synthesizers" quotes the production run of Polyfusion
> synthesizers at "about 150" systems (unknown number of
> modules).
> 
> I heard there were only 50 Roland System 700s made. But 1000
> of the 100 series and a pretty large run of 100m modules (more
> common in Europe and Asia?).
> 
> I've never heard any statistics on Wavemakers, PPG or EMU, but
> I think they were produced in relatively small quantities?

Emu sold about 100 systems (ref: Vintage Synthesizers), but some of
these were huge 100+ module systems.  For PPG it is hard to tell.
Wavemakers I suspect was less than 100 systems, perhaps only dozens of
systems, and smaller systems than Emu.

> I am under the impression that the ARP 2600 was produced in
> pretty large volume, perhaps as many as 10,000 units? I've seen
> serial numbers as high as 28,000 but I don't think they are
> sequential?

I doubt Arp 2600 sold anywhere near Minimoog volumes (13,000).  Still it
is fairly common, certainly in the thousands.

> Aries 300 production is anybodies guess.
> 
> Anyway, between the Rolands and the ARP 2600, it seemed the
> 1/8" connector was the best choice to make you folks happy.
> 
> It turns out the real winner is Serge, with over 2500 panel/racks
> in the field, figuring an average of 6 modules per rack, that's like
> 15,000+ modules shipped. If only Rex had gotten here sooner...
> 

That's the first number I've ever heard for Serge and much more than I
expected.  

John Loffink
jloffink@austin.rr.com