Wow! I've only ever seen one other of these, and that one is at my house. This one looks identical to mine (and also the photo in the Vail book minus the stand), which I believe to be a model 'D'. If you've ever had bad feelings about an Orchestron, you should play a 'D' in good shape. Mine is perfectly stable and very useable. The frame is solid cast aluminum, and it's probably 1" thick in places. While not light, my machine has stayed in good shape through a few years worth of sessions and gigs. I rarely even have to tune it, even after moving it. The case was built by Viking and is made from 1/2" thick plywood, covered with aluminum I think. I wonder if there are any disks and how well is runs?
The seller is interesting too. I'm guessing it's Frank Serafine, who's a pretty well known sound designer (and who worked a lot on the early Star Trek films). He owns a sound design facility in Venice.
Stan Cotey M400/174, Orchestrons ???, ??? and ??? (Foolish to own three Orchestrons?)
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Conheady [mailto:
tmconheady@...]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:39 AM
To: mellotronists
Subject: [Mellotronists] another ebay find
Hi folks,
Yesterday I found a beat up Mellotron 400, today, it's
a broken Orchestron. I gotta stay off this site.
Ebay Item # 2558804979
Terry Conheady M400's 1300&413
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