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"Roland infringed on Moog's filter design and was forced to cease production of this model very early resulting in very few being made. They then released the much more common SH 3 A with a different filter design.Consequently the SH 3 has become a very collectable and rare synth."
Via Johan
"collectable"
ReplyDeletethis world is so corrupt *sigh*
I wonder how simmilar the circuits actually are in todays standards. All that fuss seems silly now with all the DIY and clone stuff out today.
ReplyDeleteWell there's no question the 3 is more rare than the 3a but you see way too many on sale for it to be any kind of legendary rarity. If I had to guess there were probably on sale for a season and then replaced.
ReplyDeleteAs for similar circuits, the important point was Moog had a valid patent (which has since expired) that they were active in protecting. But it is a good point. How close did they copy the Moog filter and how close did they come to the lawsuit. I wonder if someone from Moog was going through service docs or popping the lids of other brands or maybe a service tech blew the whistle when the docs came in
It could just as well be the other way around: someone at Roland read the patent, got nervous and changed the design.
ReplyDeleteCould have been Roland's president, a patent lawyer or someone you don't even know.