Albert, the price on a CTC Blowtorch has never been negotiable, no insiders discount nor accommodation.
07-31-07: Essentialaudio
Not sure why Albertporter did not respond.
Price may not have been the issue.....
Might have been a design feature Albert wanted.
Did you know Bob Crump built at least one CTC Blowtorch with a single two ganged volume control instead of the standard two separate volume controls?
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