Bahrnob 65 Updates 08/27/2021


Hey y’all! The bahrnob crew is back with another update!  We just want to thank y’all again for being so patient and understanding of our busy lives! As promised, here is our big update and we couldn’t be more excited to show you what we have for y’all so far!  As we come closer to our anticipated fulfillment date, we are happy to say that things are going very smoothly and we are still on track for that Q4 fulfillment timeline! Firstly, many parts have shipped to us including:
  • Black cases
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  • Grey cases

  • E-White Cases are still on their way. We will let you know as soon as they arrive.

  • Space Grey, Black, Red, Forest Green, Navy Blue, Rose Gold, Midnight Purple, and Gold bars and knobs

  • Most of the gold and silver weights, plus a brass sample.
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  • Rotary encoders

Many of these items are arriving in multiple shipments, but we have begun QC on the items that have arrived!  Here are some of the items that are still on their way: 
  • Brass Weights & Bars & Knobs
  • E-White Cases & Bars & Knobs
  • Mounting items (screws and bumpons) 
  • PCB’s (still in production) 
  • Gaskets 

A sample of a polished brass weight has arrived to us! And we really could not be happier with the finish. It is S H I N Y. Oh and not to mention heavy. That weight alone clocks in at 2900 grams (a tad heavier than a fully built full aluminum Bahrnob).
Here are some glory pics: 

 THIS IS A SAMPLE PIECE 

Brass Update:
Due to brass being a very soft material that scratches extremely easily, it had to be chrome plated to achieve a mirror finish without getting many issues. Since we have such a large surface area of flat metal, it is almost impossible to keep the raw brass clean. This was an error the manufacturer ran into several times while creating the weight. (means almost everything sent to us would have had a lot of marks and everything would end up being B-stock) We know some of you were really looking forward to the patina of the brass part, but we hope the scratch resistance and mirror finish can make up for it.
TLDR: Brass weights now have a chrome finish (chromium finish) to make it shiny, but no longer can be patinaed. 



Unfortunately, a minor manufacturing error occurred, specifically with the e-white and the brass weights. The e-coating and chrome finish has added a layer thickness that made the fitting of the case and weights a bit tight (we had initially accounted for this but the manufacturer’s coatings were a lot thicker than anticipated). Because of this, the manufacturer is making adjustments on their end to make sure that these pieces fit together properly. 

 

As for packaging, we have finalized a design on the boxes and we are ordering them right away! Just to give y’all a vague idea of what packaging is going to look like, we have a box with a magnetic lip!  The case, weight, and bar/knob will be shrink wrapped similar to this picture here:
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And they will be placed in the box between layers of foam. We’ll show y’all a picture of this once we have the boxes in hand so you have a better idea of what to expect for packaging. Don’t worry though because we will take extra precaution to make sure none of your pretty Bahrnob get hurt during shipment (especially for y’all brass gang) :)     

 

To answer a question that has come up in the discord: 
Q: Can I purchase a separate brass weight during extras? 
A: We are primarily focusing on fulfilling y'all's current orders right now, so extras is something that we will finalize later. What we will say though, is, due to logistics, we will most likely not be selling the weight separate from the rest of the kit (UNLESS we have a mismatched number of cases and weights after QC). If that is the case, we will try and prioritize brass weight availability to peeps who have purchased a Bahrnob already and want that weight upgrade. Please wait on stand-by for future extra announcements.


Any other questions, comments, or concerns can either be sent privately to any of the owners or sent in the discord. And we'll try to get back to you as soon as we can.

Disclaimer for photos: All photos taken may look slightly different in person due to light conditions. 

Thank you once again for being so patient with us, we're working our best to get these out to you as soon as possible, especially with all these delays that have been happening in the community right now. We will keep ya'll updated as often as we can, as more things come in we'll update you more frequently.

Thanks again,
Bahrnob Crew <3