Analogue-sequencer

i cant wait to see the videos, i wont be able to buy one of these for a few
months so the videos will definitely be a nice teaser until then. thanks
colin.

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Colin Fraser <colin@sequentix.com> wrote:

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> > I'd recommend the web site being updated with timescales. The
> > 'shipping September', though still not anywhere near the Z
> > sequencer situation, will start to look a bit strange.
>
> Apologies for the continuing delay.
> I have updated the web page now.
> The first batch of production enclosures was 50 units, and those arrived in
> late September.
> To coincide with their arrival, I ordered all required stock of other parts
> to assemble the full run.
> The plan was to assemble the first 10 units by hand to document the
> assembly
> process, then have the rest of the run factory assembled.
> The supplier of the encoder knobs (of which 950 were needed) only came up
> with 100 or so, and a lead-time for the remainder of 'early December'.
> Another small quantity of knobs has arrived since, but the lead time for
> the
> rest has now slipped to later this month, with more to follow next month.
> I have been in contact with the Taiwanese maker of the knobs directly, and
> had samples of an almost-identical part available from stock, but the were
> just slightly to loose to stay on the encoder shafts.
> They offered to do a run of the correct part for me on a 6-week lead time
> (and an extra tooling fee), but at that point, it looked like Farnell were
> going to have them sooner.
>
> So the present situation is that I have enough knobs to assemble a further
> 6
> units, which can ship this month.
> I'll be in contact with those at the top of the waiting list as they become
> ready.
> As soon as the knob supply problem is resolved, the ETA for the rest of the
> first run should become clear.
> I'm not keen on taking pre-payment or deposits, but it could speed up the
> delivery timescale if I did.
> I want to get a bit more video uploaded first, so that people can be clear
> just what they're getting.
>
> Best regards,
> Colin Fraser
> Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
> http://www.sequentix.com
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