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Re: Hello to you all

2004-12-26 by Ben

Hello Dirky
I am only interested if de frontplates look the same as the originals
greetings Ben




--- In ElektorFormant@yahoogroups.com, "dirkyformant" <Dirky@A...> 
wrote:
> 
> I love it to see the Formant is still alive. I build my Formant in 
> the late seventies and when my daughter was born, it was 
dismantled 
> and lasted for some 23 years in corrigated boxes on the attic. Now 
> daughters are gone and the Formant is back. Got some uA726 from 
> someone in the netherlands (only 30 euro a pc) and will have VCO 3 
> running again shortly. The S&H capa's needed replacement. Some 
poti's 
> will need to be replaced too - compressed air and cleaner didn't 
help.
> If anyone needs copies of the Formant books in the dutch language, 
> please ask. I think I even have the original blue music cassette...
> I'm thinking of starting a batch of new frontplates (made in 
China) 
> for the old modules. Rework them a little so they will mount 
easier 
> in standard 19" racks. Just asking... if I would do so, would 
anyone 
> be interested in buying sets? It would certainly get the price 
down. 
> And what about PCB's? please comment on this issue.

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