Elektron Musical Instruments

I have mentioned this before, but my now wife knocked something off 
the shelf and landed on the screen.  It's cracked.

Other than that, thanks for the warning on the knobs.  

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Joe <jmelnyk@c...> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 11:00:56AM -0000, endlessnessisticman 
wrote:
> >    I had to post since I just took off a knob yesterday to check 
it out.
> >    I have to replace the LCD screen soon.
> 
> that sucks. what happened?
> 
> >    The knob is plasic as we all
> >    know.  It encoder shaft is the same material.  The shaft is 
about 1/3
> >    moon (like in the sky) shape sticking out about 3/4 inches
(1.5 cm?).
> >    The knob has a corresponding hole to fit the moon.  Just grip 
and pull
> >    slowly straight up, don't pull any force to the side.
> 
> yes it's important not to put sideways force on it. when I was
> describing a way to use your thumb as leverage, I didn't mean to 
imply
> that sideways force should be added. it should be upwards. 
> 
> however, I should say that you might have gotten lucky with the 
knob you
> pulled off. that is, they're not all as easy to pull as you 
describe.
> some of them are on there *very* tightly.
> 
> Joe