Hi Dieter,

The Cliff rep told me about this several months ago but I thought it was just him trying to sell me Cliff knobs. I guess it is the whole P570 range and not just the grey with black pointer types - or is it all Re'an knobs (even the soft touch ones that AS use)

I took ages to select a knob type for my (Synovatron) CV Tools modules (black with red pointer) and will be dissapointed if I have to select another type - not quite such a headache for me as it is for you though and I do empaphise.

Best wishes
Tony (Synovatron Electronic Music)

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , <yahoo@...> wrote:
>
> I just wanted inform you that the knob manufacturer (ReAn
> Sulzer/Switzerland) has stopped the production of the knobs that were used
> in the A-100, MAQ16/3 and other products. We tried to buy the productions
> tools from ReAn as they are no longer used. But ReAn was not willing to sell
> the moulds. We are about to find another manufacturer who is able to produce
> a copy of the knob but I'm not sure if the copies will look exactly the
> same. I assume that all modules manufactured until end of this year will
> still be equipped with the original ReAn version of the knobs. But from
> early in 2012 the modules will be delivered little by little with the new
> knobs. We will try to get new knobs that look as close as possible to the
> old ones but I'm not sure if there may be a small noticeable difference.
>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
>