From Kevin Lightner Sent Wed, Feb 16th 2000, 06:03
From Kevin Lightner Sent Wed, Feb 16th 2000, 06:03
> >One day...it will get to that....we will be sooo fond of our old >gear...we wont wanna give it up....and if we all feel the >same.....where are the parts gonna come from... As the owner of a '67 Mustang, I can offer this answer: salvage and new manufacturing of old parts. I can buy just about -anything- for some older classic cars like a Mustang. Despite how horrible it might sound, some cars (and synths) ARE sold as parts and I think it's a good thing. I've sold lots of parts from synths that in all reality would never play again. (I think Kyle Jarger has a CS80 that will vouch for me anyways :). As synths die and get discarded as "unfixable", their parts will find their way into other broken synths. I know this sounds very idealistic, but that's the way it often happens with all sorts of collectibles and antiques. I also think that demand for parts will not become so great that people will start to dismantle otherwise good synths to sell for spare parts. (Even Doepfer with their shortlived CEM quest or Studio Electronics previously dismantling Minimoogs didn't have much effect on real supply and demand, in my opinion.) -K