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  1. 05-23-2011, 02:09 PM #1
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    Knob fetish?

    I think Kenwood must have a knob fetish. They were really pushing the TS-590 in Dayton -- you couldn't walk through their area without being forced to take a glossy, detailed, thick brochure/booklet about it. It goes into great detail about the new features.

    A whole page is devoted to the Main Control Knob.

    Each of the aluminum parts is machined with CNC (Computerized numeric control) and treated with spin finish. We also paid careful attention to the color of the main control knob; we have colored the knob with a color alumite treatment.

    We made samples repeatedly until the desired color was finalized. The alumite color is adjusted to match the rubber color of the knob ring [got a knob ring?] and the paint color of the front panel in order to express the integration and massiveness of the entire panel.
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    They won't be able to advertise this on the Zed...
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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    A lot of knobs there would be severely upset if it was posted there....
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    "They won't be able to advertise this on the Zed."

    Not since the color of the knob matches the color of the rubber... OOOOOoooEEE!
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    Try these knobs on for size......

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    Ride Like A Girl is a series of women-led, all women mountain bike rides scheduled from May to September... Riders must have a bike with knobby tires, a helmet and carry water.
    I always like girls with knobbies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by W3WN View Post
    I'd rather have an Eagle.
    No you wouldn't. Trust me on this one—cleaning up after a parrot is bad enough. Cleaning up what an eagle shits every day would be terrible.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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