It is a shame to read all these bitter comments... I know David and Markus and they are wonderful, generous people. I am sure that the Tron Bros are good people too. Everyone seems to be working for the advancement of trons.
David purchased the license at great cost, worked for years restoring the tapes, and offered us (the musicians) a way to achieve the Mellotron sound at truly reasonable prices.
I believe the reason why we read all this is because there is NOT a lot of money at stake. Yes, David paid a lot for the trademark. However, I believe that his drive has to do with something more than recouping his $$$... I sense a true love for the music and the musicians behind it.
I was a 14 year old kid sitting in the rain and mud at the West Palm Beach Rock Festival in 1969... I will NEVER forget the feeling that swept over me when Ian McDonald laid into those heavy chords while King Crimson was performing Epitaph... That changed my musical life.
So lets all celebrate the fact that after 45 years we are still enjoying those magical Mellotron moments.
You just answered your own question. The market IS
small, the time required to service, R&D new
parts/instruments, (do you have ANY idea how much it
costs in legal fees just to secure a trademark??.
Getting machines shops and large manufacturers like
Kluge to make your small little production runs
etc is still as big a job(just fewer people doing it)
as it is for Korg et al. Would YOU go into a recently
twice failed business, spend your last dime, risk your
family's future for a business that is likely to have
INSTANT competition from the guy your bought it from
IF you have any success??? No. I bet you wouldn't. And
neither would Jerry Korb, and neither would Paul
McCartney, and and and and....
That's the problem Rodney.
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