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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] 4 track and all that............

From: mrivers@...
Date: 2002-07-02

Yeah, but I bet the power pack was alright!

Mike


>
> Keyboard - terrible shallow action, very heavy. Keys very uneven in height.
> Pads - set too far forward. Very slow coming in. Adjust back for good head
> contact.
> Rollers - look like 8 track cartridge rollers. Soft. Slow to come up to
> speed
> Keyframe - bowing. Strengthen with straps at back under roller clamp bar(
> the bowing meant that any adjustment on pads and rollers was negated by
> pressing down keys further away)
> Capstan - wowing. (you can suspect a bent capstan by a pulsing friction sound
> as it revolves against the tape storage box felt) The capstan was found to
> have a very bad deflection when tested with a dial test indicator. It was
> changed for another.
> SMS3 - mounted incorrectly for air circulation around heatsink. No
> ventilation holes anywhere!!!!! Ugh.