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On 1/3/2011 1:16 PM, fdoddy@aol.com wrote:...and I'm still kicking myself!
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From: Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Jan 3, 2011 3:52 pm
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: just throwing this out there too
…and I am still kicking myself for not investing in Google at the start…..and selling at the peak! JFrom: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 12:44 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: just throwing this out there tooAnd I'm still kicking myself for not buying ex Moraz's Mark V.Tony----- Original Message -----From: David JacquesSent: Monday, January 03, 2011 3:40 PMSubject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: just throwing this out there tooIndeed.... There is no way it would make financial sense to duplicate a Mark II. I would probably buy a vintage Mark II... but only as a collectors item as part of my own keyboard collection. I use samples for live performance.I am still kicking myself for not bidding on the last Mark II up for auction. I would have paid a lot more than it went for.On Jan 3, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Gary Brumm wrote:
Why not just 2 400s or 4000s or MKIVs in a L config for better playability….not to mention portability.Anyone with the money can get a sampler and anyon e with the money can get a 4000 or 5000. The overwhelmingmajority opt for the sampler even if they have the budget for the tape machine. If the mechanical limitations hadn’t forced the sideby side configuration I am sure they would have stacked the keyboards. I doubt the market would be much of anything fora side by side Mellotron today….especially at $10K-$15K.From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:33 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: just throwing this out there tooWell, Mark I and II Mellotrons were that way, and it would be a lot simpler to duplicate that layout in a real 2 manual Mellotron than to build them over-under. Plus, in the M5000 if Streetly get around to duplicating that big fat-ass bench then we'll really be in business. Looks like a Mark II for that retro feeling. Plays as well or better than a Mark II. Has 10 times the reliability of a Mark II. What's not to like... as long as you have the bucks to afford one. Anyone can get a sampler... anyone. Not everyone can have an M4000 or M5000.I can configure the samples in my Triton P roX to duplicate a Mark II. Haven't yet, but I intend to right after I finish doing everything else on earth I can think of... (and no, I am not intending to expand stuff I can/need/want to do to outer space). I wish I could have a M5000, but I feel fortunate to have the 4000. In this economy, I don't think I could take delivery on one if I had to do so today.In a message dated 1/3/2011 1:18:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:Obviously the original ~had~ to be built that way (mechanical logistics) but why you would want to connect 2 manualsside by side in ~modern~ times is beyond me…..