Maybe Markus is getting tired of building MKVI's or is running out of parts & tapes. Face it, it won't go on forever. The M4000D preserves the sound for posterity.
BTW- I love the look & sound of Streetly's unit and have nothing against it at all, but I would never have one and move it around to live gigs.
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> I suppose if you are going to tour and you need that "look," and all those
> sounds, the Digital machine would make sense. 200 Mellotron and Chamberlin
> sounds in one box is attractive. I think that alone is the big attraction.
> But once you have all of those sounds, Markus has nothing left to sell you.
>
>
> In a message dated 11/30/2010 2:03:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> markpringnz@... writes:
>
>
>
>
> Can't we all just get along ? I think a quick look at world history or
> even the mellotron lists, would suggest the answer is no.
>
> I can't think that anybody would confuse a mellotron with a rompler that
> has a strange keyboard.
>
> Is anybody on the list thinking of buying an M4000D? I would be surprised.
>
> I can understand why somebody would buy an M4000 but not the M4000D why
> not just by the mellotron CD? Is Marcus still selling the Mellotron CD? I
> wouldn't if it was my business.
>
> Mark
>
> --- On Tue, 30/11/10, Charles <charel196@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: Charles <charel196@...>
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Tuesday, 30 November, 2010, 3:30 PM
>
>
>
> uhhh can't we all just get along?
>
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mip://06c2e6b0/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , tronbros <tronbros@> wrote:
> >
> > Ok - time to say my bit. And this is me, not JB. We are mature
> individuals in theory but the Swede unit, despite all the protestations, has held
> onto the vaguely missleading M4000D logo. It's laughable really but I cannot
> escape being annoyed at the mindless mindset that trys to instigate
> consumer confusion by using a similar name yet riles at Memotron infringing
> almost everything including the fridge and underpants(leaving a witty
> personality unscathed). The truth is that NO ONE ELSE but he should be engaged in
> anything mellotronic. But that is never going to be the case because we are
> here for duration and no slight of hand or clumsy marketing device is going
> to alter our course.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > M
> >
> > mellotronics.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> > On 29 Nov 2010, at 23:45, tronbros <tronbros@> wrote:
> >
> > > Good to see the M4000D is a laser printer from Epson.
> > >
> > > M
> > >
> > > mellotronics.co.uk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 29 Nov 2010, at 17:07, "Charles" <charel196@> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Just found this demo of the new machine:
> > >>
> > >> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VhKea6vNx0_
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VhKea6vNx0)
> > >>
> > >> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mip://06c2e6b0/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , fdoddy@ wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > shit! I never made it out of 3rd year at college.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > fd
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From: lsf5275 <lsf5275@>
> > >> > To: newmellotrongroup <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mip://06c2e6b0/mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) >
> > >> > Sent: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 2:47 pm
> > >> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Look who's the smarty Artie. I didn't get farther than a masters.
> Ran out of money. I wanted the Ph.D but since I had to pay my way I
> accidentally got a job that paid a lot of money and ended up married and with a kid.
> > >> >
> > >> > Now the kid is grown and I'm out of work. Hmmm.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > In a message dated 11/23/2010 2:10:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> atm655@ writes:
> > >> >
> > >> > Yes it is, and has been.
> > >> >
> > >> > Summa Cum Laude, B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.
> > >> >
> > >> > Computer Science
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Dr. Death
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>