Mark,
If you bring me yours, I'm happy to fix it up for you. I've done plenty of them for private owners. My preference for the ones I buy, restore and resell is to put them where they will be played live and/or recorded. You are a person who openly shares your Mellotron and your love for it. Had I known what you would do with a Mellotron I would have gladly sold you one. I rebuilt the "Mel" Mellotron twice. The 2nd time was a very extensive rebuild. Streetly restored it as well, before I ever touched it. All of the work done was for the same owner. After I repaired it in 2005 it was stuck in a garage for 5 years and then it came back for a frame up restoration. Now, I'm pretty sure its back in a garage or a storage bin. Sad! It's a great Mellotron and can be seen and heard on my You Tube "Astra" video.
In a message dated 8/26/2011 6:10:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mellotronmadness@yahoo.com.au writes:
Thank goodness I didn't have to try and buy one from you, Frank!!
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The guy I bought mine off said he was glad to see it going to someone who really wanted one, and trust me, I really did.I think wanting to own one is a good enough reason to have one, it would be sad if musicians and studio owners were the only people to get their hands on mellotrons.Mark
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
. That's why I don't like to sell them on eBay. All of the folks I
> have sold machines to either are musicians or studio owners.
> Frank
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> Frank, jus t got word that Butler Uniivsity would like to sample #911 for an
> electronic composotion class. You have to love it when your work is shared
> with others. I'm betting no one in the class has ever seen a Tron live.
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> John
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