Thanks for your feedback, Dieter. Personally, I much prefer the
non-grained finish, but it looks like those days are drawing to a
close.

Kindest regards,
John

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:10 AM, < yahoo@... > wrote:
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> I recently bought a A-100P9 but was quite surprised to find that the
>> finish is textured instead of smooth like my monster and A-100P6
>> cases.  Anyone else have this textured finish on their recently
>> purchased P9s or was my case just one of a small manufacturing run
>> Any idea if the plain/smooth finish cases will still be available
>>
>> Kindest regards,
>> John
>
> My message dated December 23,2009 says:
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> Dear members,
>
> our case manufacturer has converted a few weeks ago to a new wood version
> with grained surface for the A-100 cases as they can no longer get the wood
> with the even surface that was used earlier. They have buyed up all of this
> wood type they could get. But since a few weeks the stock is used up and
> they told us that there is no chance to get the old version. This is why
> during a transitional period both wood versions (even and grained) may be
> delivered. Thereafter only the grained version will be available. All A-100
> suitcase versions are affected: the standard suitcaese with 6 and 9 U
> (A-100P6, A-100P9), the monster base (A-100PMB) and all monster cases with
> 6, 9 or 12 U(A-100PMS6/9/12). In the future we will stock only the A-100P6,
> A-100P9, A-100PMB and the 9U single monster case (A-100PMS9). The A-100PMS9
> has the best cost/performance ratio of all monster cases. The other monster
> cases will be still available but not held in stock (about 4-6 weeks
> delivery time).
>
>
> Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year
>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
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