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Old 07-22-2010, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry Pattis View Post
The question *I* have is whether or not Peavey will recognize the need for a slightly better angle, and if they want to discard some *very* expensive molds to improve things. If memory serves, the aluminum molds may be in the range of $20K per.
Disclaimer: I was a quality control engineer before I earned my degrees in physics and materials science. I had the pleasure of working with an excellent prototype machinist in product development.

They need not necessarily throw away the molds to make the changes you suggest. A GOOD prototype machinist can modify molds to achieve the desired results. Elias Eleftheriades is one such machinist in the San Francisco Bay Area that did exactly for several years that I worked with him.
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