Charles, you have it backwards... It's a Mellotron Digital, not a Mellotron.
I agree that there is a place for it if you have to have a white box that looks vaguely familiar. But the box makes little difference. If it was orange and had shorter keys and a different cabinet and control placement would you feel the same?
I like it... I hate the name. I would have called it a Mellotron Digital. I think it's a better name. Mellotrons (generically) play tape. Samplers play samples.
In a message dated 1/23/2011 12:25:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, charel196@yahoo.com writes:
As I said...it's a DIGITAL Mellotron, not a Mellotron.