And there may well be two Mellotron parts suppliers,
> but there is only one that is selling NEW pinch
> rollers. You guys harp all the time about supporting
> the efforts of the suppliers...can you imagine how
> much it cost MA to tool up for these new rollers? If
> it were easy or cheap, or preferably BOTH, then
> Streetly would have done it LIKE THEY SAID THEY WERE
> GOING TO a long time ago. Shall we put our money where
> our mouths are? Or is this just a wankfest for the
> bored that somehow managed to get a Mellotron into
> their hands??
You know, I threatened Streetly for years about contributing to the refreshing of the tron library. I promised and promised. But you know, life has a way of getting in the way. Martin and John never badgered me for those sounds. I still owe them 25 pounds because of my incompetant bank and they haven't badgered me about that either. They finally got some sounds and they'll get their 25 pounds in Guiness when I finally visit in the Spring, which I've been threatening to do for years. When Streetly gets around to making new pinch rollers for sale, then I'll stock up. Why don't I just buy them from Markus? Because I'm an old school, loyal to a fault, patience is a virtue son of a bitch, who believes in a handshake as a contract.
Fritz m400 #1697 restored by Streetly and has appeared on countless American, Canadian and European TV adverts as well as my own two albums and a few indie releases and has performed well, flawlessly