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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Crimson 'Tron Info...
From: MAinPsych@...
Date: 2001-12-14
Hi, all.
Just a reminder that Fripp's Mellotrons subsequently available at auction on the DGM website in early 1999.
MkII #113 (ITCOTCK) had an opening bid of $24,000.00, MkII #121 (Poseidon) $12,000.00, M400's #211 (Islands, Lark's Tongues & Starless), #254 (the carpet tron - also Islands, Lark's Tongues, & Starless), and #1199 (Red), had opening bids of $6000.00, as well as #1627 (with no Crimson provenance) with an opening bid of $5000.00. All bids were to have been in $500.00 increments.
The Poseidon MkII had a bidder at the minimum proce of $24K, but who later backed out for reason(s) unknown. My last awareness of these trons is that Fripp still owns them, and that the MkII's are at Streetly (right, Martin?).
As an aside, Fripp was the only one approached who refused to be interviews for the STILL FORTHCOMING Mellotron Book, stating he was "not the right person to do a mellotron interview."
Frank Samagaio
M400 #908