Is Crane Song still in business??????

[OneRoomStudio]

One of these days, I need to drive up there and knock on the door. I live about 3 hours south of them (which, for those of you not living in the Midwest of the USA, is actually considered pretty close - the next major city is over six hours away by car).

 

[mjrippe]

I posted the Trakker docs that Dave sent me here:
https://groupdiy.com/threads/crane-song.89578/

Hopefully they will help someone out.

 

[Bjorn Andersson]

One of these days, I need to drive up there and knock on the door. I live about 3 hours south of them (which, for those of you not living in the Midwest of the USA, is actually considered pretty close - the next major city is over six hours away by car).

Keep us posted!

 

[happyforreal]

I have been e-mailing Crane Song for a month now without any replay.
Does anybody know or lives near by Crane Song if they are still in business???
Have not found any information what´s going on since Dave Hill passed (rest his soul).
Found this really nice video on You Tube about Crane Song:
Unfortunately i did not have the honour to meet Dave himself in person, he looked like a really warm and a nice guy!

Hey Bjorn. Have you heard something back from them in the meantime?

 

[Bjorn Andersson]

Hey Bjorn. Have you heard something back from them in the meantime?

I have not heard a single word from Crane Song, unfortunately... I am still looking for the elusive 3250 dual matched transistor (SOT23-6) that is fitted in the preamp section in a Crane Song Spider mixer made in 2002. I have been in contact with Linear Systems in the USA who is the only company with a designated 3250 dual matched transistor.
They have a dual transistor called "LS3250A" that i suspect is a later model of the 3250 in the Spider mixer.
Their response was " Here are the comments from our engineer:
The top marking for our parts should be "LS 32 F" and the bottom marking should be " YYWW C " (YY=year, WW=work week, C=assembly code) . Attached markings don't appear to match our parts" And then i asked nicely if the could send me some samples of their LS3250A for evaluation and they answered "What is your total requirement going to be. Generally, our MOQ for all international orders is 200pcs" Thank you very much