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On Jan 27, 2011, at 12:48 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:Yesterday was hell.I have a friend who lets me use his spray booth and helps me paint when I he has time. We finished repainting the cabinet yesterday and I wanted to get it home before the snow storm arrived. I left Manassas at 3:30 PM for a 12 mile drive. I got home at 11 PM. I have a huge 4 wheel drive truck, and I was able to take unplowed back roads for part of the journey, but I pulled over 3 miles from my house to help someone who had slid off the road. I got stuck in two feet of mud so soft and thick it was like concrete. I had to walk home to get a couple of shovels and walk back. The snow by the time I got back was 8 inches deep. No luck in digging it out. Finally at 11 PM three guys in three trucks with chains came along. It took all three of them to pull me loose. I wasn't leaving my truck or that cabinet on the side of the road.When I finally got home, we had no power... all night.For those of you who can see them, here are some photos. I'll put up a summary on the group page when it's done.The cabinet had the right side busted out and holes drilled all over it. The rear frame mount was warped and falling off.Frank,I don't know how to tell you this, but, well, probably while you were walking back home for those shovels, someone stole the guts from this mellotron. For experienced eyes, the fact that there's nothing left is very plan to see.I'd suggest keeping your eyes open in local clubs to see if someone walks in to set up their band and has two sawhorses or something like that.No thanks are necessary. I'm just glad to help.Rick