Hi Folks- Just for kicks, I just got back from a little local search and found some places that could make the cap but as somewhat expected it will be expensive- probably $25-$30 each based on a run of 75. (ouch!) This is just an estimate and bringing in my cap will refine this estimate however, they seem pretty sure that it will be in this range. They said that if we could mold from 5 or 6 of them at once, then the price could come down a bit but not dramatically. He totally understands where I was coming from and was delighted to see that it was for a Mellotron. (I brought a picture of the cap which was attached to #917.) He suggested trying a different part of the country as the San Francisco bay area has tremendous overhead/operating costs and that it may be cheaper to be produced elsewhere. Anyone live in Montana? I think Ken had the right idea of going out of the country all together. Anyway, that's the Bay Area estimate! - Jim -----Original Message----- From: kenmerb@... [mailto:kenmerb@...] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 12:49 PM To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Switch Caps In a message dated 10/28/2003 2:37:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@... writes: Subj: Re: [Mellotronists] Switch Caps Date: 10/28/2003 2:37:27 PM Eastern Standard Time From: tronbros@... To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Sent from the Internet M'dears, When our very limited stock of these goes(and they are all allocated sadly) there will be no more. There is just no budget available to generate an injection moulding tool for such low quantities and there isn't the switch mechanism to carry the cap anymore. It's one little piece of the M400 that will vanish for ever. It's well and truly obsolete. I'm close to tears........... Hmmm....I guess they are made out of "Unobtainium". Ken M. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT click here <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.4074964.5287182.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1707 709858:HM/A=1706996/R=0/SIG=11p5b9ris/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?c ode=30509&media=atkins> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.4074964.5287182.1261774/D=egrou pmail/S=:HM/A=1706996/rand=105041331> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Mellotronists-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . ----------------------------------------- This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on this message is strictly prohibited.
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RE: [Mellotronists] Switch Caps
2003-10-28 by Brundage, Jim