I Love the Kemper KPA

dieter

dieter

Inspired
Yeah I know, it's a bit of a catchy headline:)
I don't even own one but I had a standard AXE-FX and I do own an Ultra and soon the AXE_FX II.
I don't even had a chance to play a KPA . I just love the fact that it does exist, because I'm pretty sure without the KPA there would'nt be a Firmware 6.0 with tone and amp matching features. I'm not saying that the Master himself didn't think about such things but the fact that Kemper came up with that feature certainly ramped up things a bit. And for that reason I love the KPA.
All IMHO of course.
I'm thrilled to get my hands on the AXE_FX II and the new Firmware.
Thank you very much Cliff

Cheers
Dieter
 
This is from Nasa site (sorry to derail the thread, this has gone way off topic lol)


Fisher Space Pen

During the first NASA missions the astronauts used pencils. For Project Gemini, for example, NASA ordered mechanical pencils in 1965 from Tycam Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., in Houston. The fixed price contract purchased 34 units at a total cost of $4,382.50, or $128.89 per unit. That created something of a controversy at the time, as many people believed it was a frivolous expense. NASA backtracked immediately and equipped the astronauts with less costly items.

During this time period, Paul C. Fisher of the Fisher Pen Co. designed a ballpoint pen that would operate better in the unique environment of space. His new pen, with a pressurized ink cartridge, functioned in a weightless environment, underwater, in other liquids, and in temperature extremes ranging from -50 F to +400 F.

Fisher developed his space pen with no NASA funding. The company reportedly invested about $1 million of its own funds in the effort then patented its product and cornered the market as a result.

Fisher offered the pens to NASA in 1965, but, because of the earlier controversy, the agency was hesitant in its approach. In 1967, after rigorous tests, NASA managers agreed to equip the Apollo astronauts with these pens. Media reports indicate that approximately 400 pens were purchased from Fisher at $6 per unit for Project Apollo.

The Soviet Union also purchased 100 of the Fisher pens, and 1,000 ink cartridges, in February 1969, for use on its Soyuz space flights. Previously, its cosmonauts had been using grease pencils to write in orbit.

Both American astronauts and Soviet/Russian cosmonauts have continued to use these pens.

Fisher continues to market his space pens as the writing instrument that went to the Moon and has spun off this effort into a separate corporation, the Fisher Space Pen Co.
 
Wondering - is approx. $2,400 = millions? If so, anyone want to buy my AF II for $500,000 (super low clearance - I'll cover PPal/shipping)?
 
Really great point. I'm just glad I own a product from a company that never settles for being second best. This stuff takes a long time to develop and I thank God Cliff doesn't sleep :)
 
Rotaholic said:
This is from Nasa site (sorry to derail the thread, this has gone way off topic lol)


Fisher Space Pen

During the first NASA missions the astronauts used pencils. For Project Gemini, for example, NASA ordered mechanical pencils in 1965 from Tycam Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., in Houston. The fixed price contract purchased 34 units at a total cost of $4,382.50, or $128.89 per unit. That created something of a controversy at the time, as many people believed it was a frivolous expense. NASA backtracked immediately and equipped the astronauts with less costly items.

During this time period, Paul C. Fisher of the Fisher Pen Co. designed a ballpoint pen that would operate better in the unique environment of space. His new pen, with a pressurized ink cartridge, functioned in a weightless environment, underwater, in other liquids, and in temperature extremes ranging from -50 F to +400 F.

Fisher developed his space pen with no NASA funding. The company reportedly invested about $1 million of its own funds in the effort then patented its product and cornered the market as a result.

Fisher offered the pens to NASA in 1965, but, because of the earlier controversy, the agency was hesitant in its approach. In 1967, after rigorous tests, NASA managers agreed to equip the Apollo astronauts with these pens. Media reports indicate that approximately 400 pens were purchased from Fisher at $6 per unit for Project Apollo.

The Soviet Union also purchased 100 of the Fisher pens, and 1,000 ink cartridges, in February 1969, for use on its Soyuz space flights. Previously, its cosmonauts had been using grease pencils to write in orbit.

Both American astronauts and Soviet/Russian cosmonauts have continued to use these pens.

Fisher continues to market his space pens as the writing instrument that went to the Moon and has spun off this effort into a separate corporation, the Fisher Space Pen Co.
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I own such a pen named Fisher Space Pen, the cheap consumer copy (or let's say it's a profile of the original pen), it was a gift.
Almost forgot about that pen, it's somewhere around, they don't get dry I hope? Didn't knew that it has a history before.
Am a bit surprised that it really has something to do with space flights.
 
ichorus said:
That tickled me a lot.:D
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There's one in our office at work.

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