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jeffc@... wrote:
from the page at:__________________________________________________________________
http://egrefin.free.fr/eng/mellotron/markVIE.html
[also stated at www.mellotron.com]i see this quoted:
A brand new tape frame has been created. It is lighter and stronger,and
it allows to play longer tapes, which advances the time of playingby 20%.so i would have to assume that this "longer tape" precludes the useof
the original recordings, since they were limited to the "old" length?am i missing something obvious here?
how does the new tape frame "handle" the older short tapes tension-wise?
if this has all been addressed before, sorry, i don't recall it.
[but i am old and senile (obvious to anyone that has met me)] ...jeffHi Jeff and gang, Mellotron.Com releasedthe new frame around
the same time as the MK-VI, in late 1990's. Oldertapes (8 sec.)
will do fine in new frames, but not conversely.Check with Shane Trimble in your area, Jeff. He has a new frame
inside his #432 "LoveTron." Some older M400owners have
reported a bit of interference with the floor-pan and bolts forfeet.
The MK-VI is two inches higher and therefore not an issue w. frames.Cheers, - JK (old Trons,old frames, old cars,old collectibles,oldsocks......)