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It was a joke.

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Dieter

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mark <markpringnz@...> wrote:
>
> Did they really still play small pubs in the 70's, I remember seeing them
> in the early 70's and they sold out the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. Now
> Barclay James Harvest were still playing small clubs in the early 70's, saw
> them at Rafters in Machester, sat so close to Woolly's M300 I could have
> touched it.
>
> Oh happy days.
>
> Mark
>
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Dieter <dieter_vanmarcke@...> wrote:
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> > ∗∗
> >
> >
> > Yes, a very rare model.
> > He also used a Fender Rhodes 73/88, an adjustable model which came in
> > handy when they had to play small pubs on their mid-70s tours.
> >
> > His favourite instrument was an Arp Quadra Pro Soloist Eminent Solina
> > String Ensemble, and not the Yamaha EX1/GX1 or the Fairlight Series I /
> > Series II / Series IIx like some people presume.
> >
> > After Rick passed away a few years ago, some actor in LA bought all Rick's
> > instruments because they were so rare and vintage. ;-)
> >
> > Dieter
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Ah..he used the "Mellotron M400 Mark II"...cool
> > >
> > > On 20 January 2012 13:13, Hammonddave <hammonddave2004@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > ∗∗
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Very cool... Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my iPad
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 20, 2012, at 6:24 AM, marabus <marabus@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://sparebricks.fika.org/sbzine28/WrightGear-rev156.pdf
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
> > >
> >
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