John Bowen Synth Design

tinhu wrote:

John Bowen wrote:Nothing special....just trying to get all of the parts ordered for the next build now. Some suppliers have a very long ‘lead time’ (the time it takes from when you order the part to when it’s delivered), such as Fatar, which can affect when we can actually have a finished product to ship (I’m told it’s 8-10 weeks to get the keyboards).

jb

8-10 weeks to get the keyboards ?
When the production will restart John ?

Don't be worry Tinhu, i think John is speaking about the next 100 units, our units are not concerned by this info.

John Bowen wrote:Nothing special....just trying to get all of the parts ordered for the next build now. Some suppliers have a very long ‘lead time’ (the time it takes from when you order the part to when it’s delivered), such as Fatar, which can affect when we can actually have a finished product to ship (I’m told it’s 8-10 weeks to get the keyboards).

Thanks for sharing this info. Given how great looking these units you've produced are, it's easy to fall into the sense that these are mass-produced boards franticly flying off of some conveyor belt at the John Bowen Smelting, Chip Fab & Manufactory Instrument Emporium Complex.

I love getting these peeks into the process. Years from now, people will wax-on about these tidbits as they reminisce on those early years of Solaris with nostalgia.

Keep it up!

John Bowen wrote:Nothing special....just trying to get all of the parts ordered for the next build now. Some suppliers have a very long ‘lead time’ (the time it takes from when you order the part to when it’s delivered), such as Fatar, which can affect when we can actually have a finished product to ship (I’m told it’s 8-10 weeks to get the keyboards).

jb

8-10 weeks to get the keyboards ?
When the production will restart John ?

Nothing special....just trying to get all of the parts ordered for the next build now. Some suppliers have a very long ‘lead time’ (the time it takes from when you order the part to when it’s delivered), such as Fatar, which can affect when we can actually have a finished product to ship (I’m told it’s 8-10 weeks to get the keyboards).

jb

Any other feedback from the Musikmesse last day, John ?
Or just regarding second run orders ?

Still just happy to have had the opportunity to meet you and your synths.
Now I have to figure out how I could find money to buy one Solaris

Regarding the Physis piano, here is a demo from the Musikmesse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... GCzvwFbWxk

Would have preferred it to provide a mix model mode to create new instruments ...

I played the Schmidt at NAMM, it was pretty awesome. But at at least $30K and probably several years before making it to market, I can buy quite a few lottery tickets until then.

The Schmidt is a testament to the costs and time of bringing a quality instrument to the market.
I'd love one too, but think I'd rather take the short sell of the 30k condo down the street from me....

HUROLURA wrote:Some pictures from the MusikMesse available here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76472424@N ... 299815616/

Nice pics! The dark Solari look great with the wood endcheeks. I see the Schmidt was in the background, maybe if I win the lottery......

Nice booth, thanks chief.....

Some pictures from the MusikMesse available here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76472424@N ... 299815616/

Yep, it was a wonderfull experience to try the Solaris for real. Thanks a lot for your time and effort John.

And sound editing is just straightforward although the synth possibilities are just frightenning. As the only thing I could do up to now was reading the manual once, it was just so easy to get through the user interface to play around and tweak sounds. And, yes the sound you can get out of this synth is just tremendous. You defintely deserve a lot of succes with this one.

PS: sorry no time to check the Phisis Piano on my side as I wasn't even able to find viscount booth on my way out of the show. Sorry for that scope4live.

This year, like last year, I'm in the booth of EMC, the company who distributes Moog, Spektralis, Mellotron, and the Solaris...and yes, the magnificent Schmidt prototype is here again as well (and it still sound wonderful!).

Lots of feedback - all positive - regarding the Solaris. So many owners and would-be owners have come by to say hello, and/or check out the sound of the Solaris in person. The main result of this year's show is a ton of new orders, which is great, of course!

As for VIP guest, or video - the only video has been by a Czech Web site, and probably the biggest artist represented was by Neil Palmer, long-time keyboardist for Xavier Naidoo, one of Germany's biggest popular singers (I really like his voice - the tonal quality is deep and rich, even though I cannot understand the words!). I had a very long and thoughtful discussion with Neil - he's got tons of experience with all sorts of synth gear, especially some 'golden oldies', and he was so complimentary of the Solaris, saying something like, "It's nice to see someone is making a real professional synthesizer again". Lots of good insight, and I really appreciated what he had to say.

Tomorrow is the last day of the Messe, (Saturday), generally know as Public Day, or 'Day the Great Masses of Kids & Teens' descend on the Messe grounds for a frenzied look at all the new toys. (Of course, it's not all under 18s - many hard working people who are 'weekend warriors' playing music will be there, too.) It's usually quite crowded & noisy.

SO, that's about all to say - great response, lots of interest, and I hope those still waiting can hang on just a little bit longer....

Cheers,
John

yeah if anybody managed to take some new videos of the Solaris I would love to see them

So how are things going in the Solaris booth? Any VIP guests, pics, videos?