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tronbros@... wrote:

 HiMark,

"Maybeit's time for a new
list, with morenew faces, more real information, more
results andless prejudice. We've effectively divorced
ourselves froma mountain of information from Brian
Kehew, GaryHalhbeck, Steve Frothingham, Kean, Jim
Blair, PaulGogo, Terry Kelley and dozens of others
because we justcan't stop admiring the emperors new
clothes."

From our standpoint,we have always given out information, assistance and answered queries readilyand without hesitation.  Just what do you want from this list Mark? You have proven yourself to be as prejudiced as anyone, especially againstus.  We don't particularly care but how can you call for a new listthat is cleaner than clean when you yourself have displayed exactly thetraits you now criticise?     --  Martin

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Greetings All,

For information sake , the majority of names indicated above were part
of Dave Kean's orig. Moses Lake,WA group. Many relocated  to
CA  when DK set up shop in  N.Hollywood,CA . Terry Kelleylater
separated himself from that group as did Robert Laughton.

I have corresponded privately and neighborly with Gary Hahlbeck (cabinets),
Brian Kehew (MK2 #125), Steve Frothingham (MK2), about things
Mellotronic thru the years. Dave Amels and I remained in touch.
He assisted with initial designs of valve preamp of the MK-VI ,
and  lives in my former hometown  in Northern NJ .
Dave Amels himself attended the Philly Tronfest May-2001
and twice  met John Bradley .

In addition,  I also purchased Robert  Laughton's Tron,
and freely exchanged tech/engineering notes with Terry K.

However,  I feel  that almost every message from you Mark, is
primed   to be challenging  .  Almost as bad as one incident . One of those
names mentioned above phoned me at suppertime years back and ventedhis
spleen without  cause... Thereby ruining the entire meal and weekend
in general for myself and my wife.

As far as  another round of Mellotron Wars goes ,
that has and will continue to be a fact-of-life, begun in late 1970's
with Sound Sales and  successive enterprises.   I welcomethe news of
blended sounds,better tape stock, new models,improved parts,
and lots more.  It serves the greater cause of the Mellotron community.

But the constant bickering and defensive tone onlyserves to divide
and NEVER conquer........

'Nuff said,  -- Jerry Korb