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>"laryn91" <caymus91@...> wrote:
>If you could find a way to bring the price down closer to the $65 >dotCom frame, you'd probably have a hit. How come Roger can make it >for less than half your price?

Hi,

That is easily answered.

First, Roger's main business is not synthesizers; it's robotics. (See www.arrickrobotics.com ) You'll notice in that business Roger is dealing with the manufacture of many! aluminum parts. He therefore has history, volume and competency in this specific mfg. area, which he is fortunate to be able to cross-over to his synthesizers.com "hobby" business.

Next, the dotcom screw spacing is both sparse and fixed. Euro is neither! These euro extrusions (and nutplates, if used) add greatly to the cost of providing a frame-based mounting system. (Compare also the Blacet Frac setup to see how a similar sparse and fixed spacing format saves money. 

Finally, the addition of "AH" (as if it were in his original reply) was IMO not cool.

Kind regards, Randal