9/9/2002


My name is Dana Countryman, and I just purchased one of your QCS-44 
synthesizers.

I just wanted to write and tell you how happy I am with this purchase. It has 
been a dream of mine for 30 years to own a Moog-style console synthesizer, 
and never in a million years did I dream that I'd finally be able to! 

When the Moog company went belly up decades ago, i figured that was the end 
of that. After all, when they stop making something, it's pretty hard to buy 
it! Besides, the price of the classic Moog was way more than I could afford 
back then, and it still would be unaffordable to me today.

I publish a magazine called COOL AND STRANGE MUSIC MAGAZINE, and we've 
interviewed or featured articles about  many synthesizer greats, such as Dick 
Hyman, Jean Jacques Perrey, Wendy Carlos, Mort Garson, and even Robert Moog, 
himself!

When we did an article on Mike Bucki's MOOG CE SYSTEMS, my dream started to 
come alive again of owning a classic Moog setup. However, once I priced even 
a minimal system of his, I realized that there was no way my budget could 
handle the price Mike was asking.

When I started poking around the internet, much to my surprise, I noticed 
several new companies were producing modular analog synths again. After 
researching each one's products, I became increasingly drawn to 
synthesizers.com's line of synths. 

I made friends with Joe "Guido" Welsh of Brentwood, TN, who is a subscriber 
to my magazine after he wrote to me about the Ondioline I brought back from 
France in 2000, (and have since restored.) Guido mentioned that he had one of 
your systems, and raved about it. After speaking with him about his "Arrick", 
 I realized that this was a quality product, and best of all, one that my 
budget would allow me to buy!

Since then, Guido has been a great advisor to me, and helped me put together 
a custom set up that fit the bill for me. The month and a half that I was 
waiting for my synth to be delivered was rough, but I bided my time poring 
over the printouts of the module information that I got from your website. 
When I recognized *MY* synth being assembled on your workbench, via your 
webcam, my heart nearly skipped a beat. I hadn't been this head over heels 
since I met the woman who became my wife 11 years ago!

Finally, when my www.synthesizers.com system arrived, I was nearly jumping 
out of my skin with excitement. It was everything I hoped it would be, and 
the craftsmanship of the instrument impressed me.. My dad is a master 
carpenter, and he built a custom walnult desk and keyboard garage, for the 
synth, matching the stain of your unit exactly. You can see my synth on my 
site at www.danacountryman.com.

Since then, I've installed the synthesizer in my studio and have had time to 
experiment with it. The sounds I can get with the instrument are amazing, 
although I have a lot of learning to do to come close to mastering it, or 
understanding how each module interacts with each other.

So, I'd like to say "thanks!" for helping make my dream come true. I am truly 
thrilled with the synth, and your extremely reasonable prices really made 
this happen for me.

I have a feeling that this product line mostly a labor of love for you, and I 
for one, appreciate your obvious passion and attention to detail and 
functionality.

Thanks for letting me ramble on... 
I've got music to record!

Thanks, Roger!

  - Dana Countryman
Publisher/Editor

Cool And Strange Music Magazine
1101 Colby Ave.
Everett, WA USA 98201

e-mail: editor@coolandstrange.com
Web Page:  www.coolandstrange.com