mellotrongirl wrote:
>Where's the mechanics that was supposed to be in the 'Tron body?
>Stuffed into something that looks like a big black synth?
Yes, obviously it is a synth. No mechanics necessary.
>I even
>wonder if the body is "real" (indicated by perhaps a # penciled in
>under a cheekblock or stamped on the inside somewhere) or the owner
>built it in a woodshop out back? Then again, you CAN purchase just
>the "real" 'Tron shell, y'know...
Well, if the guy did it at a "woodshop out back" it seems to me that he has
a pretty nice woodshop.
Norm Abrams style. From the pictures, the workmanship appears to be
excellent. And the "real"
tron shell probably is prohibitively expensive (like all other "real"
mellotron parts), especially because it
would be made in England.
>What a joke the way it is presented on eBay...
I don't think it is a joke. It was presented very accurately, if you ask
me.
>but then again, there
>are those that hotrod integrated Theremins into classic looking
>wooden cabinetry like the '30s RCA's...and that to me (for some
>unexplainable reason) is a bit more acceptable.
Yes, your logic is unexplained. Seems to be the same thing to me.
Cheers,
Roc
M400 #1001
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