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So – Helga, are youthe cleaning lady at Streetly (or just Martin’s concubine…or hisdominatrix, which is why he’s ‘tied up’?)
In any event, you seem to know what you’retalking about; So –
If I was to disconnect each of the spring-steelpinchy/push pad actions, drop them in a parcel box and mail them to you, you’dbe able to grind/re-surface and treat the pinchies and re-felt and realign thebrass push pads (50 of ‘em for an M2) – instead of sending thewhole behemoth?
On the Chamberlin keyboard, each of theplastic-covered wooden keys is held in alignment in the front by a metalhook-shaped retainer with a little black rubber cushion thingamabob shapedsomewhat like this: >0<. Does the Mellotron have such rubber thingamabobs?A bunch of mine are rotted and split and fallen off.
I know Markus can make new ½”Chamberlin tapes, but how about Streetly? – I’m interested in someof the nifty new sounds that only you guys have…
Thanks in advance Helga
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: tronbros@...[mailto:tronbros@...]
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 20051:58 AM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Cc: punchbowl4@...
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] LastManufacturer of Pro Analog Audio Tape Closes
In a message dated 8/1/05 7:14:26 PMGMT Standard Time, punchbowl4@... writes:
Speaking of wobblies -- with ChambyM-style 1/2" 8-track, does rounding
the corners on the pinchies mess up the head contact on the outer tracks
(remember how narrow the tracks are)? Is the other part of the solution
to wobblies softening the rubber and/or replacing if softening does
round them well enough? How does felt-matting factor in to good push pad
performance and adjustability?
It's the pad that insures good contact of the tape with the head over all thetracks. The roller is just a revolving pressure pad and the better itdrives, the better the machine will sound. Grinding the rollers can onlyimprove things.
And, BTW, is the pinch roller on the 400 the same diameter as on the
Chamberlin M's with a similar axle and connection?
Don't know! The rollers in the Chamby 300 we have are indentical to ourrollers and at 3/8" wide they will certainly suit 1/2" tape evenafter grinding. Remember, when we grind we reduce the surface area of theroller by 1/3rd yet standard tape drive is improved because you areconcentrating the drive area.
Martin, anyone - come on...help us out...
Martin is unavailable.
Best,
Helga
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