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Re: Shopping for Dumble Clones: 2 Rock and Fuchs Audio

6/8/2000 12:29 PM
andyfuchs	Re: Shopping for Dumble Clones: 2 Rock and Fuchs Audio Steve" While I agree with you (somewhat), think about the manufacturers position: As a small independent builder (not speaking exclusively of myself, it applies to others equally), suppose you had designed, built, redesigned or refined a circuit you felt was unique. Without patents (which co$t alot and take time to get) or some kind of copyright protection, your technical "ass is out in the wind". A Two-Rock,a Bruno, or a Peavey, could easily reverse engineer a unique topology or power supply innovation,and you would be noplace. Now, as most of use have seen what makes a D*mble work, we all realize much of it is careful part selection, layout and tuning. Howard did not reinvent the wheel. Perhaps HAD took his paranoia to an extreme with the goop. An old Engineer who works with me from time-to-time once said potted circuits are either circuits you designed and are protecting, or circuits you "borrowed" and are protecting yourself. If you have intristic element(s) (besides your own hands and ears), I think an independent builder has every right to protect it. As long as a maker doesn't take advantage (like HAD was reputed to have done to SRV and others, when it came time to fix things), whats the problem ?

6/8/2000 12:29 PM

andyfuchs

Re: Shopping for Dumble Clones: 2 Rock and Fuchs Audio

Steve" While I agree with you (somewhat), think about the manufacturers position: As a small independent builder (not speaking exclusively of myself, it applies to others equally), suppose you had designed, built, redesigned or refined a circuit you felt was unique. Without patents (which co$t alot and take time to get) or some kind of copyright protection, your technical "ass is out in the wind". A Two-Rock,a Bruno, or a Peavey, could easily reverse engineer a unique topology or power supply innovation,and you would be noplace. Now, as most of use have seen what makes a D*mble work, we all realize much of it is careful part selection, layout and tuning. Howard did not reinvent the wheel. Perhaps HAD took his paranoia to an extreme with the goop.
An old Engineer who works with me from time-to-time once said potted circuits are either circuits you designed and are protecting, or circuits you "borrowed" and are protecting yourself.

If you have intristic element(s) (besides your own hands and ears), I think an independent builder has every right to protect it. As long as a maker doesn't take advantage (like HAD was reputed to have done to SRV and others, when it came time to fix things), whats the problem ?

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