SergeModular

Very well stated. Once you start a Serge system the module selection
becomes a very personal choice. Many of the panels up for sale have been
fairly odd configurations, and certainly represented very personal
choices for their original owners.

John Loffink
jloffink@...

> My theory behind the relatively low Serge panel prices is that many of

the

> panels
> are taken from larger systems and do not always appeal to newcomers or
> existing owners
> adding to systems because of the module compliment.
>
> Due to the 'whole panel at once' design, Serge systems tend to grow

into

> very personal and highly customised
> instruments with more pre-planning required than any system offering
> seperate modules. I have been tempted
> to bid for some of these used panels but I always conclude that I

wouldn't

> have chosen half the modules and my system
> may become 'unbalanced' giving me a feeling that I would be getting
> cheaper
> panels just for the sake of it.
>
> Also - of course Serge is not like ARP, Buchla, etc in that it is

still

> being manufactured - therefore
> most buyers may prefer to pay a little extra and order new from Rex.

Due

> to
> the expense involved in
> building a Serge system it goes without saying that many existing

owners

> probably have enough funds
> to not really care about getting slightly cheaper used panels - and

would

> prefer to order new panels with the exact compliment
> of modules required.
>
> I could only see used Serge panels selling for good prices if a

potential

> buyer found a panel exactly to his needs / the buyer
> was in such a hurry that he doesn't want to wait for STS to build a

new

> one
> / the panel had a rare customised or discontinued module /
> the panel really was *alot* cheaper than a new equivalent from STS /

the

> buyer just wants as many panels as possible regardless of module
> compliment.
>
> and finally, don't forget for many Serge is still too open-ended,
> esoteric,
> underground, expensive, etc, etc - that's if most people outside
> the usual forums even know/care what a Serge is... ;-)
>
> kd
>