From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Wed Jul 11 09:57:10 2007
Subject:=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A_=5BCWSG=5D_Re=3A_The_Great_?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?AshbySolutions.com__Cleanout?=

No, I'll still be selling that stuff for now. If I reach a point where I can't take care of those kinds of items, I'll let my past customers know.

Regards,

-BW

--
Bruce Wahler
Design Consultant
Ashby Solutions_ http://consult.ashbysolutions.com
978.386.7389 voice/fax
bruce@ashbysolutions.com

At 04:45 PM 7/11/2007, you wrote:
>Bruce,
>
>Your halfmoon swith for the motion sound amps works great! I love it
>with my Nord C1. I think you are the only one who makes it, and if
>you stop making it, I can't get it again in the future. Do you think
>I should get another one now?
>
>Thanks for the halfmoon switch and great customer survice!
>
>Hal T
>
>--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Wahler" wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> After much long and difficult deliberation, I've decided to call
>an end to AshbySolutions.com. I'll probably still offer the MIDI
>Solutions gear, plus the Halfmoon switches and foot pedal adapters,
>in the future. The regular retail business, though, is going away.
>>
>> For those of you who aren't aware, there have always been two
>sides to Ashby Solutions: an engineering design service (my day
>gig), and the online music retail store (AshbySolutions.com).
>Running the music store has been a terrific learning experience.
>Unfortunately, the music business is changing drastically these
>days, and it's increasingly tough for a little guy to compete with
>the Sweetwaters and Guitar Centers of the world on mainstream gear.
>My music store has *never* come close to providing enough income to
>live on, but since 90% of the work that I did in the consulting was
>done from my home office and lab, I was able to keep both sides of
>the company in balance -- well, most of the time, anyway! ;-) --
>shipping products and supporting customers.
>>
>> In the last couple of years, though, the consulting side has been
>slowly deteriorating, due to a change in the business climate around
>Boston, MA. I've got a son entering college in the fall, and it's
>now reached the point where I have to consider going back to a "real
>job" -- i.e., a 9-to-5 position with a commute, and maybe a little
>traveling, too. This might even mean a move to another part of the
>county; there's a fair amount of activity in my field, but much of
>it isn't in the Boston area.
>>
>> I'd like to thank everyone on this list who patronized my store,
>and I wanted to offer items from the remaining inventory at a
>reduced price to my extended Clonewheel "family." If you're
>interested, go to --
>>
>> http://music.ashbysolutions.com/cleanout2.html
>>
>> Because of dealer agreements, I cannot list the reduced price on
>some items; you'll have to email me for those prices.
>>
>> In accordance with the policies of the CloneWheel list, this will
>be the one and only announcement of this sale. Please contact me
>OFFline for any additional questions.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -BW
>> --
>> Bruce Wahler
>> Online Music Sales
>> AshbySolutions.com_ http://music.ashbysolutions.com
>> 978.386.7389 voice/fax
>> bruce@...
>>
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