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You could glue a veneer of wood onto a fibreglass panel.

I always thought it would be neat looking to cut the panel text completely through the panel (you'd have to use a stencil-type font) and have a lamp inside the cabinet.  Maybe put a colored gel in there to get different text colors.  The cutting wouldn't be cheap tho...

Drew


>>> "Gary Chang" <gchang@calarts.edu> 03/16/07 3:21 AM >>>
When I was making my Serge in the 70's, I was actually thinking about
laminating wood onto the faceplates, which, when put into wooden case,
would have resulted in an all-wooden, but no faceplate graphics
synth....  I still like that idea - a piece of wood with patchcords
sticking out of it....

gary



"mritenburg" <mritenburg@...> wrote:
>
> I am intrigued by this fiberglass faceplate idea.  I would like to see 
> a proof-of-concept to get a firm grasp of the final product.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Grant Richter" <grichter@> wrote:
> >
> > If the public could change their perception of how a synthesizer 
> module must be 
> > constructed, we could have a renaisance unlike anything in the past.
> > 
> > The single most expensive component in a synthesizer is the aluminum 
> faceplate.
>