There was a mistake in my message. It should read "not like those in the
A-100" ("not" was missing)

Sorry
Dieter Doepfer

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> Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]Im Auftrag von yahoo@...
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2010 11:36
> An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: AW: 1 MAQ 16/3 loose pots
>
>
> > Hi all ,
> >
> > I bought this MAQ 16/3 sequencer secondhand one year ago and it
> > came these kind of loose pots ( different from the Doepfer
> > modules which are very nice and firm) .
> > It's kind of frustrating because I own other step sequencers and
> > I believe the MAQ 16/3 is the best of all but there is that issue
> > with the pots.
> >
> > The serial number is : 960518
> >
> > Is there a way to get similar pots as the Doepfer modules in my
> MAQ 16/3
> >
> > Thanks
> > Ric
>
> This MAQ16/3 was manufactured in 1996 (ser.no = 96 ...). At this time the
> MAQ16/3 were manufactured still with the potentiometers without thread

(!!!not!!! like

> those in the A-100). We changed the potentiometers of the MAQ16/3 as soon

as

> we discovered how much better the potentiometers of the A-100 are (about

end

> of 1997). Unfortunately your MAQ16/3 is still the old version (and it was
> also much cheaper at that time than the new version with the better
> potentiometers). It's possible but very time consuming to replace all 48

potentiometers.

>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
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