I was thinking of plywood as solid wood, but of course, it's not. So, when did particle board make its debut?
Bernie
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> I don't think they were ever made completely of solid wood. I know that
> most of the Mellotrons I have seen had plywood lids and front and back panels,
> but when I owned 1562, it had front and back panels made of phenolic.
>
>
> In a message dated 3/1/2011 7:47:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> tron400@... writes:
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> Frank,
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> Based on the hoard of M400's you've restored, can you tell at what point
> the cabinets were changed from solid wood to particle board?
>
> Bernie
>
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > Yeah, here are a few more photos. It all comes down to what it would
> take
> > to make it right. Besides, I want to build a cabinet and modify the Tron
> a
> > bit. It all comes down to its provenance. I won't literally trash the
> > cabinet. I'll just store it away. If you look at the following photos,
> and if you
> > know anything about repairing particle board, you'll see how difficult
> the
> > repairs will be and that the cabinet will forever more be structurally
> > compromised.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I believe the Tron fell forward on its "chin" and caused this break. It
> > goes all the way through.
> >
> > It is worse than you can see here.
> >
> > Repairing edges and corners is easy. So is reveneering.
> >
> > As you can see, it is all the way through. You could dig it out, glue
> it,
> > clamp it and then fill it with Bondo, but it would never be strong.
> >
> > Notice the crack in the lower left corner of the photo? That goes all
> the
> > way through as well. You can also see that the corner blocks in the
> bottom
> > are cracked through.
> >
> >
> >
> > The question becomes, "Where do I put my effort?" Can I fix it? Sure,
> and
> > I can make the breaks invisible. But the cabinet would always be weak
> and
> > easily damaged.
> >
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> >
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> >
> > In a message dated 2/28/2011 4:15:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > fazeka@ writes:
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> >
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > I'm only referencing pictures, but the current cabinet doesn't look
> ∗too∗
> > bad. Is there a reason for requiring a new cab?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > --- In __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ) , lsf5275@ wrote:
> > >
> > <snip>
> > > I'm going to build it a new cabinet. The plan for now is to build it
> out
> > of
> > > all MDF or a combination of MDF and Baltic Birch plywood.
> >
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