Re: Portabilizing

[vaughn smith <docb3@datasync.com>]

Ken Hall wrote:
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> At 09:48 AM 3/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
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> >Dave Bradley@QUARTERDECK
> >03/31/97 07:48 AM
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> >To:   hammond@zk3.dec.com
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> >Subject:  Re: Portabilizing
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> >I've got a few questions about chopping a C-2 and i'd like to be sure it
> >is done tastefully, so here are a few questions:
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> >I forgot to say that the foremost rule of taste is: Don't destroy a classic
> >B or C cabinet (unless it's already beat up beyond redemption) - build a
> >separate cabinet.  Since a portable is all about saving weight,  a new
> >cabinet is the way to go anyway.  Get as wild as you feel!  I'm building a
> >modular chop (top manual+ preamp, lower manual, generator) using an
> >aluminum subframe for mechanical strength, and a lightweight Kevlar skin.
> >It's sort of like a Pontiac Fiero - it can run without the outer casing, so
> >you can get to everything to calibrate, etc. while it's on.
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> >Wanna make two of these cases and sell one? I have an A100 which may find
> itself on the "chopping block" and your design sounds very interesting! Hope
> to hear from you, Dave. Cheers! Ken
> Ken Hall
> Queen's University,
> Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Ditto here.

I have a wonderful A-100 with a mutilated case begging to be reborn.

Vaughn Smith.