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Send BaBaWaWa to interview Rex? LMAO!! now there's a hot lick. You might have better luck asking Rex to give a five year weather forecast. You might get him to expound on Fats Domino and the birth of jump blues or maybe he might wax profound on the value of melting down some panels and turning them into little anodized aluminum statues of Conway Twitty. A glimpse into the future of panels? a interview perhaps? How about a interview with Elvis? LMAO!!
happy new year : )
jduval
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From: "evetsterueb" <synth@...>

> The thread about prices for used panels morphed into a fascinating
> trip down memory lane back to late 70's when the Serge system gelled
> into more or less what it is today. Great stuff.
>
> Now that we've got that thread of informed reflection under out belts
> and have arrived at day one of 2008, the stage is set for that man
> behind the curtain, Rex Probe, to address the congregation and let us
> know what might be in store for us in the great oh-eight. Perhaps we
> can send Barbara Walters to visit Rex and ask him about issues of the
> day such as...
>
> The through-hole/SMD quandry facing all small electronics builders.
>
> The void created by the end of custom panel production. What about
> those modules that are no longer available?
>
> The prospect of digital creeping into the soup. We've seen some other
> builders dabble in the arts of zero and one, is he going there? Some
> say digital envelope generators are a slippery slope while others say
> it matters not one bit.
>
> Add your question to the thread. Rex, to his credit, is not one to put
> out a lot of pre-release hype about things he's not committed to. We
> on the other hand can speculate endlessly among ourselves ;-)
>
> Here's another question for the community. How do we support the large
> number of older panels that are out there? Last I checked, STS is not
> inclined to rebuild or repair anything more than about 10 years old. I
> guess most of us do our own repairs when necessary or know someone who
> can do them but this is likely to become more of an issue as time goes
> on. Are there any quirky parts we should buy a few of while the
> through-hole stuff is still pretty plentiful.
>
> Any thoughts on the rearrangement conundrum? I'm sorely tempted to cut
> up and repackage a late '70s panel into a more modular configuration.
> Frac rack frames are cheap and service bureaus make very nice panels
> to spec. Has anyone done this? Want to compare notes? I mentioned it
> to Rex once (what was I thinking?) a it must have sounded like
> blasphemy to him. He told me to not put any reference to "Serge" on
> the new panels. Somebody else suggested I'd be throwing away resale
> value but I'm not interested in selling it off, quite the opposite.
>
> That's enough grist for the mill. Have a great '08!
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