<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:SimSun;
panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}
@font-face
{font-family:SimSun;
panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"\@SimSun";
panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Anything that says “financing available” should set off warning bells. I’m sure it will be absurdly expensive. I wish Apple would just make a larger format iPad.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">James R. Coplin</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org">music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org">music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>K9 Kai Niggemann<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 28, 2011 10:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> Music bar<br><b>Subject:</b> Smithsonian "Kontrol Surface" KS-1974</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone caught this yet?</p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.gearjunkies.com/news_info.php?news_id=6972">http://www.gearjunkies.com/news_info.php?news_id=6972</a></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Controllers (4-point multitouch, much bigger than iPad, boutique-wooden side panels) available for preorder (delivery in January) for an unknown amount from their website <a href="http://www.smithsonmartin.com">http://www.smithsonmartin.com</a></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Kai</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></body></html>