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My first post under this same title created quite a bit of confusion. 
I apologize for the cryptic nature and any concern it may have 
caused.

My mother loved classical mythology, and I grew up reading it 
and minings it's rich store of imagery and inspiration. So 2000 
year old Greek mythology did play a significant role in the 
development of the Wiard 300 modules. This may seem odd, but 
bear in mind that while engineering and science have replaced 
the influence of mythology on practical matters, they have not 
removed any of it's poetry or beauty.

And poetry and beauty are what these technical objects aspire to 
be and to do.

I'm only 46, but i have unusually advanced arthritis. Doing the 
hand work of electronics assembly is becoming increasingly 
painful (really, I mean, ouch). Nick Liebrecht has worked very 
hard to support me, and without his help, very few modules 
would ever have been made (Thanks Nick). But Nick is in his 
senior year of a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, and will be 
starting his career soon. Wiard can't pay what Dupont can, that is 
a for sure.

So as time goes on, production is getting SLOWER not faster. 
This was not foreseen in the project plan. And as the world pace 
continues to accelerate, it is not reasonable to expect people to 
wait 6 months or a year for delivery. So, after a lot of soul 
searching, I decided to admit my limitations and phase out the 
300 (Blueface) series.

Notice I said "phase out". You don't start a musical instrument 
company to make people unhappy. I am not a game player, and 
this is not a ploy to put pressure on people to place orders. I am 
going to continue to produce modules at a pace I can handle. 
For those in a hurry, I can not say enough good things about 
John Blacet and Blacet Modules. Intelligently designed, 
professionally executed and completely electrically compatible 
with all Wiard products. http://www.blacet.com

Also, this has nothing to do with criticism of the faceplate 
graphics. John Marshall, along with about 150 other people 
made negative comments about the faceplate graphic choices. I 
am grateful that John took the time to give me his feedback. It 
was a generous act on his part. I am sorry that a joke I mean't to 
be funny turned out to sound acid. It was poor of me and I 
apologize to John, and anyone else who may have been 
offended.

In a project of the complexity of a set of synth modules, certain 
things just get stuck. Once the CNC tape was programmed for 
the faceplate punching, it did not make economic sense to pay 
another tooling charge to move the jack array right by 0.100 
inches. I kind of like the look of the offset jacks, but it bothered a 
few people. It's one of those things that, as a designer, you wish 
you had noticed.

I would like to thank all of the Wiard customers for their 
kindness, patience, support and great music. Keep up the good 
work, and I will do my best to keep the cool designs coming.