Home Made Instruments?

No, I'm useless at anything like that. I think the US equivalent of Schaeffer apparetbau is front panel express? You download a little freeware panel designing application from their site, design your panels using it, and it connects to the interweb and orders it fro you when you're ready. Here's my previous (and only other) efforts:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/2415364131_5168d35ee2.jpg

A pair of Oakley VCOs (these are excellent) and an Oakley "Little Lag".

It's a real thrill when the package arrives from Schaeffer and you get to see your panels in real fife for the first time!

Do you ever look in on electro-music.com forum? They have a synth DIY sub-forum where people sell PCBs of designs they've done. It's really great, some nice & inventive people there.

The other home-made stuff there is all the Blacet kits. They're great, if you haven't built any of them. The "Klang Werk" ring modulator is outstanding.

Ah I see. I've lucked out because I have a family member that works at a this CNC water 'laser' place and he'll cut aluminum panels for me for free.

I've looked at that forum once or twice. They do have some really intelligent people posting on there.

more from the guy who i posted about at the top of the thread, looks pretty awesome: http://www.snyderphonics.com/products.htm

http://nicksworldofsynthesizers.com/springs.php