From Fraser Sent Wed, Aug 11th 1999, 10:18
From Fraser Sent Wed, Aug 11th 1999, 10:18
> -----Original Message----- > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:14:52 +0100 > From: "Andy Horrell" <xxxx@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx> > Subject: Re: [AH] Curtis CEM3340 Search > > It seems odd to me that everyone is jumping up and down > complaining that > Doepfer are offering to buy defunct synths that may contain > any CEM3340's. > In the past I have protested about people who modify classic > synths, and > destroy our classic synths - but all I got was abuse from > people who claim > that they don't care about a classic instrument, it's what it > does that > counts they claimed. But now, everyone is seemingly > complaining that our > classic synths must be preserved - even the ones that are no > longer working > at all. So why is everyone suddenly wanting to preserve > classic synths, when > a few months ago everyone wanted to drill holes in them and > cut bits out to > modify them. Why has everyone gone paranoid all of a sudden? There's a big difference between adding a few extra pots to a classic synth and scrapping it to build new modules. I think you misrepresent the nature of the list by implying that there is some collective opinion that contradicts itself. > If you don't want to sell a dead instrument to someone that > may break it up > for spares, then don't sell it - leave it in the attic > forever doing bugger > all for the rest of it's life until someday you do finally do > throw it out > in the bin. I would be happy to sell a dead instrument to someone that will break it up for spares if I thought that those spares would be used to get another old synth running again. The problem with Doepfer is that they want to deplete the available supply of 3340s by breaking old synths to build *new* modules - when there is absolutley no reason to do so (other than their possibly having a number of unpopulated PCBs to fill), and there is no guarantee that the *rest* of the synths - keyboards, cases, displays, knobs, rare logic chips, ASICs etc. will be salvaged. Still, it's nice to see that Doepfers UK distributors will stick up for them, albeit without mentioning that fact. Colin f