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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Early '70's "Tron Concerts I saw.

From: lsf5275@...
Date: 2006-04-20

In a message dated 4/20/2006 1:42:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tron@... writes:
Good point, Fritz. I've had my M400 since 1998 and I've gone through
three wives and three perfectly good breadknives.
That brings up the inevitable comparison between wives and Mellotrons. Both need continuous maintenance. Both can be unreliable at times (but less so with continuous maintenance) Some cost more to maintain than others.
 
And one you can't screw, though it can screw you. This most often only happens in front of a crowd.