Wow Gino,
Those DePinto guitars are cool. They're based on, what, the goya
rangemaster? Maybe the Galanti's? cool that he's your "local
luthier". Mine is a guy named Rockin' Johnny or something, and,
needless to say, I don't store my stuff there even long enough for a
setup. What happened to the EML systems from this auction?
max
On Apr 8, 2004, at 12:12 AM, Gino Wong wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at 01:11 PM, JMoore6397@... wrote:
>
> > Mt formicatron is tagged as: #285 m400s. As far as I can tell the
> > "lounge lizard green dico swirl" formica was install by someone in
> New
> > York after the sale. Gino do you know any more about this mellotron?
> > Anyway #285 is still "stayin alive".
> > Best regards,
> > Jimmy Moore
> >
>
> I only know that it was from a very upscale studio in NYC (you know
> the address) and the guy posted 3 big EML systems and the beautiful
> formicatron on ebay without pictures. He had never sold anything
> except
> though the pro audio net.. Nobody bid on the Mellotron and when I went
> for the EML 0 bids and some other small vintage stuff. The deal I
> made with him was for the tron for start bid and all the extras
> including 11 loaded racks that were out at the service center with
> their parts but he lost track of them in the 80's sometime. He
> postulated that they were around somewhere. . After that I connected
> with you told the guy iI was sending you to pick up or something to
> lock down the price and to tell you what he knew.
>
> It seems to me that Their local service center Sound Sales sold 10
> loaded racks that belonged to a client at a bankruptcy sale aka cash
> now sale.
>
> Jimmy Moore's 10 racks (ok if the 10 had been there, the who's what
> would be rearranged slightly) Sound Sales had been that careless with
> that iamount of gear that belonged to a client that stored their tapes
> at the shop. And they sold them without a word. I often leave some of
> my best guitars at my local luthier (who makes and sells a national
> brand, DiPinto).If he were being dragged away by the IRS he wouldn't
> sell his clients property. and probably no ones trademark. either. The
> MK4 looks a little like a Mosrite. But really.
>
> OK who has Jim's racks, up with em, you know who you are.
>
> Jim you should post a photo of your machine, I think it looks great .
> It is singular and unique
>
> gw
>
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