Frank! I am so happy for you!! That's great news. I suppose you won't
be trunking that one to the next Meeting of the Knobs?? :)
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, MAinPsych@a... wrote:
> Hi, y'all.
>
> I am proud (and relieved) to share that tomorrow I drive to L.A. to
pick up
> Mellotron Mark II #134, an early Pindertron, complete with road
case with a
> faded "Moody Blues" still visible on the sides. Some of you know
how long
> and frustrating this quest has been. The irony (if that's what it
is) is
> that this may well be the same unit they used when I first saw them
in
> November 1968, that day in infamy where I became hooked on
Mellotrons. It is
> almost a certainty that this is the same unit I closely inspected
while the
> roadies were tearing down the gear after their show here a year
later. There
> were distinctive features to that unit that I remember to this very
day.
>
> My first thanks goes to the "Professor" Jerry Korb for giving me
the lead
> that eventually led to the acquisition. Thanks to Martin and JB
for their
> advice (bet you can't wait to work on this one!). Thanks to Ryo
for his kind
> consideration, and thanks to all of you who have been supportive
and empathic
> along the way. What little room I have in my studio will be no
more...and
> I'm not complaining.
>
> I found some pretty knackered MkII's along the way whose owners
wanted a
> king's ransom, sort of like the guy with the current 400 on eBay.
Martin, is
> this the one-off gold plated, sterling silver, self-cleaning, self-
tuning 400
> you told me about? If he gets $12K for it, mine deserves to sell
for at
> least $15K. Best of luck to him. He really doesn't want to sell.
But I
> have other things to do...like prepare to take delivery of a MkII...
>
> Frank Samagaio
> San Diego CA
> MkII #134 / M400 #908
> author, The Mellotron Book