Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

...for those of us who still only dream of a 'tron in the studio,
check out this vintage footage of the master at work.  (But what is
that box on top of his MkII??  An amp, a monitor, Ray's flute and
tambourine carrying case??)

http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~blij/Legend%20of%20a%20Mind.wmv

FS. Weller (still dreaming)

Wow, thanks for the link.  I hadn't seen this particular clip before.  I like seeing a real live performance like this with all the sound warts, as opposed to that infamous "live" DVD that came out a while back.

I recognize the thing Mike Pinder is playing, I have one like it in my living room.  Could this be Frank's MKII?  If it is, I've played (I use that term loosely) this very one.
Pictures of its restoration are on Ken Leonard's web site.  The thing on top of it looks like a Marshall head to me.  If so, that's very interesting.  I think I recall someone on this list mentioning that Mike Pinder used to run his MKII through a Marshall amp.  This makes sense, since, if I'm correct, Mike's MKII didn't contain an amp or speakers (to reduce weight), just a unique transistor preamp.

Ken M.