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Comment by hettygreen | Hacker News Reader

Synthesizer manufacturer here. It's really disappointing to see the message "IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOUR WARRANTY IS GONE, SORRY" printed on the inside of the OP-1... super helpful guys.

On the inside of the synths we make, there's a link to a documentation repository. If people are desperate enough to remove screws, why not help them?

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It's illegal in the US under the Magnuson Moss act (not the text, but if they deny a warranty claim.)

If you think that's bad, read the terms and conditions and warranty. I ranted about it in another comment so I won't repeat it here, but they seem to be going very much out of their way to be as big a bunch of dicks as they can be.

Why not help? The primary audience of teenage engineering are not folks who self-repair, but buy this stuff for the beauty. Not saying that’s a bad thing.

Sadly, this is the truth. The market of Teenage Engineering customers are not people that buy their gear out of necessity but as technical jewelry. TE knows their market self-selects the indiscriminate, and that lets them treat their customers like shit while retaining the lovely Reality Distortion Field.

Looking forward to a bright future where technological progress becomes synonymous with expensive materials and design proximity to Dieter Rams.

That's kind of a shame. With a name like that I anticipated a bit of a hack it together and make it work DIY attitude.

What synths do you make?

Don’t see a link in your bio. Do you have a website / store?

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