Doepfer

Hello fellow A-100 owners,

I'm thinking about getting the A-174 Joystick.
It says in the manual that you can cut the springs so that the stick 
will not return to it's center position.
If I remove the springs, will the stick stay in the position I leave 
it in? (for example pointing upwards in a normal doepfer suitcase 
standing up?) In this case could I use it as a substitute for the A-
176 man. cv source?

/gustaf