Curiously enough, the late '70s-era monster Korg polyphonics, the PS-3100
and PS-3200 are also prone to spoofing. I've seen three come through the
last few years and every single one had one or two duplicates, one of which
even used the same photos another one did with photoshopped logos ghosted
onto them!
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hofmeyer" <j_hofmeyer@...>
To: "mellotrongirl" <mellotrongirl@...>;
<Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] 'Trons on eBay (in general)
> Having watched all of the Mellotrons come up for sale, and
> coveting everyone of them, it seems that for ever bonifide,
> legitimate instrument that goes on eBay, a duplicate listing
> is posted weeks later.
>
> I doubt that mellotrons are the only item subject to such
> blaspheme, however, I doubt any other item on eBay inspires
> as much loyalty.
>
> I never did follow up on the Bay Area mellotron. I did speak
> with the owner over the phone, and I'm very confident that it
> was a legit sale.
>
> The heap o' tron (not to be confused with the Uriah Heap
> 'tron) slipped away from my bidding range in the last minute
> of the auction. That instrument went for over $1500 - which
> is more than I paid for my Jeep (...though less than I paid
> for either of my drumkits...)
>
> It seems the mellotrons are kind of like Cabbage Patch kids
> (to make a very bad, mid-80s American-pop-culture reference)
> Each one has its own unique story and, eventually, you end up
> with the one that was intended for you.
>
> ...ok, enough of the new age crap....
>
> I deserved that damn Uriah Heap 'tron. Hell - I have a
> picture with Lee Kerslake to prove the magnitude of my
> fan-dome. A tape rack with David Byron's feeble attempts at
> mimicking Ian Gillan would have been very interesting.
>
> ok, I'll shut up now. quite a rant, esp. after finishing a
> gig and having my fill of American swill (budweiser)...
>
> -jh
>
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>
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> --- mellotrongirl <mellotrongirl@...> wrote:
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>> Interesting no one hit on recent Mellotron units presented
>> on eBay
>> these days (yet then again, there's the damaged unit that
>> did
>> apparently sell, so hopefully we'll be updated by
>> refurbishing stories
>> from time to time in the near future...or it will be
>> presented as
>> either a planter or an end table on eBay down the road). It
>> seems the
>> last satisfied customer outside of official sales sources
>> was a
>> craigslist offering in the Bay Area a few months ago.
>>
>> I think the Uriah Heap (sic) unit was the one the scared us
>> off from
>> internet purchases "How Can You Be Two Places @ Once When
>> You're Not
>> Any where At All" - Firesign Theater, 1970 Where the heck
>> was that
>> thing anyway? Bermuda? Minnesota? St. Louis? Is there some
>> cloning of
>> 'trons going on in this country in light of the Bush
>> administration?
>>
>> Everything since then came across as a bit pricey, and
>> everything
>> before suffered an early cancellation (read: backdoor
>> sale).
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