Francois DionMaking the last parts that will go on the outside of the case. Doing a mono send and stereo return (drilled), so I can connect guitar pedals to the #modular. On the mono send I'm adding an attenuator adjustable with a screwdriver (basically a potentiometer but with a very short shaft so it doesn't snag into anything - plus once adjusted it should stay roughly the same). I'm putting 3.5mm jacks inside the case, just got to figure a way to hold them in place.
Progress has been slow as I decided to have stereo send and receive. That way I can use stereo pedals to the full but can also run two mono send / receive chains. On top of that, by connecting the send and receive with a 1/4" patch cable I can use these as attenuators.
The soldering and layout was a little bit tricky and I had to stagger the holes so the nuts are partly recessed (else the threaded part is too short).
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The pots are nearly flush, no risk to snag them on something. They are 1/8" shaft Bourne pots made for that purpose. NOS from the 80s. Faceplate is a 12hp 1U tile I got blank from pulp logic. Not as pretty as the aluminum and plastic dual layer faceplates of factory modules, but still nice (nicer than just a hole in the case). On to soldering the return harness now.
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Greys Abiding 🎹@f_dion You may have run across my post about modding a Rhodes Suitcase some time ago. I found this nifty jack plate to use, sourced as a sliding door pull from a cabinet store. Good size for jacks yet small, solid metal.
@Davi_Dblees excellent idea and looks good. Did you do a blog post on this? I must have missed it