Another MONEYPIT report is up!
In September the Mellotron Ranch played host to a gathering where we
unveiled TWO Mellotrons that were owned by former keyboard players
for the Moody Blues.
- Mark V #5/104, formerly Patrick Moraz's backup machine, now owned
by Jon E Salley
- Mark II #210, formerly Mike Pinder's, now owned by Jon Lupfer of
QDivision Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA (which is in the
Boston area).
The Moraz machine had its original case thrown away years ago, and
its new case is quite heavy and rather tall. The Mark V electronics
were modified, but they are now back to spec., and other
repairs/adjustments were made to the machine. No cosmetic work was
done, so it looks pretty much the way it did when Patrick used it.
The former Pinder Mark II was in good shape in general, and most of
it was there. As with Frank Samagaio's Pindertron, attempts were
made years ago to quiet the noise in the machine, and, yep, the tape
heads were miswired. All that has been corrected, and Mellotron
Professor Jerry Korb worked out some other Mark I/II modifications to
quiet things down. Most of the work done on the Mark II was in the
electromechanicals, although some work was done on the cabinet to fix
some missing veneer.
All this and more is in the MONEYPIT SEPTEMBER 2006 REPORT!
You can get there from
http://www.kleonard.comEnjoy!
...kl...
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