Hi all, I'm new to the list.
I don't really know the full answer to this, but I have panels from
several eras so I'll describe the ones that I have that look
different.
1) 4 panels, appear to be from kit since the faceplates are made from
paper covered in plastic. I've been poking around in this list's
archives and file sections and cannot find any that look identical.
The photos of early paper-covered panels appear to have a module-by-
module, cut-and-paste look to them. My panels have a single sheet of
paper covering the whole face and all the graphics are hand-written;
it looks like someone just drew a picture of the faceplate on a
19"x4U piece of paper. Maybe the kit builder just decided this would
look better? He signed each panel and his name appears to be "Jim
Ewing". Do any of the old-time Sergers on the list know him? It
appears to be built very well and he has the drawing skills of an
architect. One of the panels is a TKB which, of course, has the stock
faceplate. The power supply is built into the TKB and all of the
power connectors are routed through the modules (i.e. the power wires
for panel 4 runs through panels 2 and 3), so they cannot be
separated. Self-contained, but weird in the sense that you can't just
pull one panel out.
2) 2 panels, believed to be early to mid nineties vintage. The metal
faceplates on these are gold, not silver. The chassis for these are
much shallower than the newer ones; about half as deep. Definitely
modernish, but no STS stamps on lower-left of faceplate. Does anyone
else have panels with gold faceplates? One of the panels has banana
jacks down the sides, outside the modules. Not sure what they are for
(obviously not mults!) and I'm afraid I might blow something up if I
throw them in a signal path...I'm pretty sure the guy from which I
bought them got them firsthand from Rex, so I should probably ask him
sometime.
I have some other panels that look mainly similar but have different
depth chassis, etc. The 2 main things that I have noticed with these
are that:
---The new panels I bought from Rex in 2000 have *much* deeper
chassis than all the others.
---The only ones I have with STS logos on the lower left of the
faceplate are these 2. All others (as recent as 96) have no STS logos.
Hope this wasn't too long-winded. I'm interested in hearing if
anybody knows anything about this "Jim Ewing" guy, as he obviously
spent a lot of time just drawing up the faceplates for these panels.
Thanks.
---Ben
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--- In SergeModular@y..., John Papiewski <johnp299792@a...> wrote:
> 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.