The very first ones were all pretty unique.
Serge had designed the modules with only geometric patterns, squares for
outputs, diamonds for inputs, etc. He had adhesive backed paper
which was then varnished. Some people decided to use no graphics at all,
providing a pretty "theft-proof" system, because a plain aluminum faceplate
filled with banana jacks could only be used by the owner who knew where
everything was. Cases were unique. Some people did not use
cases at all --just the aluminum boxes, some made custom wood cabinets.
I fitted a six panel system into a metal Haliburton suitcase,
Around 1977 Serge came up with the clear Mylar
material. A few years later the adhesive metal plates were adopted, and
the "Series '79" style was pretty much the standard for the next few
years. The graphics were pretty messy to make, but looked good when done
well, and have held up for about 20 years now. The metal adhesive was
rolled around the top and bottom edge so it didn't suffer the peeling problem of
the Mylar. Serge's original concept was to have a separate graphic for
each module, and kits were sold that way, but when people saw a full panel
graphic with all the custom modules printed on one piece, almost everyone chose
to have them made that way.
I left in '83, so someone else will have to provide
history on subsequent methods.
Darrel
----- Original Message -----From: John PapiewskiTo: Serge ModularSent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:26 AMSubject: [SergeModular] Serge faceplate vintage?Does anybody know how many variations the Serge faceplates have had, and
when they were done?
There was the original Calarts batch (with a rubber-stamped horse?).
Then they went to the first production modules with the adhesive backed
paper & mylar. When did the first aluminum panels come in? I saw a
couple panels made of dark blue plastic - with early Serge filters,
phase shifters etc behind. Was this a one-off or a short production
run?
Thanks
John P.
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