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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Tapes vs. Weather

From: john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com>
Date: 2011-08-24

Right now, Tom, I'm a bit limited on gear, and I'm using the spring reverb in my Fender Blues Jr.  It works OK, but yeah, sign me up for an EMT too.  So, do you want a Roland or a CopyCat?

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:
 

OK this has been my FAVORITE thread of the day, and there have been many.
I want to say that my tron has lived in a Long Island basement where the
water tables are ankle high and the air humidity is often 200% or more ,
the winters are cold and clammy. It has moved from there to hot smoky
stages. No problems. I also want to know what kind of delay Tony uses.
I'll bet it is expensive!
I have a weakness for spring reverbs and tape echoes (more for the murky
flavor they add than the delay) but I would love a nice EMT plate!



> Dear Sir(s), I'll sleep better tonight just knowing there's a rapid
> response
> team standing by and that absorbency is no longer an issue. Never a dull
> moment when one is engaged in international business, eh?
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 5:07 PM, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> ∗∗
>>
>>
>> John baby,
>>
>> Sex is a perfectly normal feeling. This mellotron metaphor is a thinly
>> disguised call for help. We are here to help and our team of experts
>> are on
>> hand to assist. Sponsored by Kleenex, we are reputable and disgusting
>> by
>> degrees.
>>
>> Caringly,
>>
>> The Streetly care team
>>
>> mellotronics.co.uk
>>
>> On 23 Aug 2011, at 22:45, john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Martin, shouldn't I at least line my mouth and esophagus with aluminum
>> foil
>> or something? Coat the tape paths with a mixture of Epsom salts, malt
>> vinegar, and cilantro? Pack the spill box with surgical cotton?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 4:47 PM, tronbros < <tronbros@aol.com>
>> tronbros@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> ∗∗
>>>
>>>
>>> Mr B.,
>>>
>>> A well adjusted 'tron will work whatever the weather. These tales of
>>> humidity and cold are an excuse for lack of adjustment and poorer than
>>> poor
>>> maintenance. A well maintained mellington will sing sweetly through
>>> wars and
>>> pestilence, rape and famine, four things I want to reinstate but
>>> rebadged as
>>> Lifestyle Living.
>>>
>>> Best in the west,
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>> <http://mellotronics.co.uk>mellotronics.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23 Aug 2011, at 22:19, john barrick < <barrickjohn262%40gmail.com>

>>> barrickjohn262@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi all - I'm living in eastern Iowa and we're experiencing weather
>>> that's all over the map, coming off a heat wave in July that saw us in
>>> the
>>> upper '90s a lot. It's cooler now, but we still having fairly high
>>> humidity,
>>> and I'm living in an attic without air conditioning. Because of this,
>>> I've
>>> simply put my tape racks away in boxes and retired the Tron until the
>>> weather stabilizes somewhat - hopefully in September. Is there anything
>>> else
>>> I should be doing, or am I over reacting?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> john barrick
>>
>> ∗Leo got it right the first time∗
>> ∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --

> john barrick
>
> ∗Leo got it right the first time∗
> ∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗
>




--
john barrick

∗Leo got it right the first time∗
∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗