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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: A fixer upper from hell

From: lsf5275@aol.com
Date: 2012-06-14

It's hard to say It looks like an SMS 3. It probably needs to be recapped and who knows what's inside the power supply. I wouldn't want it in my shop for $2,500.00 It would be quite a bit more I think. but it depends on what its new owner wanted. You can fix 'em up a little or you can do it right.
 
I'll show you something soon.
 
Frank
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/13/2012 7:01:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tron400@yahoo.com writes:
 

I meant to ask, is that a reasonable estimate?

Bernie again

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "tron400" <tron400@...> wrote:
>
> I'm guessing about $2500 in repairs on top of the $2500 minimum price, so a total of about $5000. Is that reasonable?
>
> Bernie
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > No Frank can't. Frank is exhausted from trying to get ready for NEARfest
> > and once it's done, Frank is taking the rest of the summer to spend with his
> > wife, sister and his nieces. Oh, and trying to earn some money. Then Frank
> > has a waiting list starting in the fall.
> >
> > Besides, it's too much money, although I have no doubt that someone will
> > buy it for way too much money. Thanks for the endorsement, though.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/13/2012 6:13:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jandjstrz@ writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > No problem, Frank can handle it.
> >
> > --- On Wed, 6/13/12, Mark Pring <markpringnz@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@>
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> > To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com"
> > <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 5:21 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Inside doesn't look too bad, better than mine, but the cabinet looks
> > wrecked, worse than mine.
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________
> > From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@>
> > To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com"
> > <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2012 7:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At least it has an SMS motor controller. Quite a low serial number.
> > Maybe it has a brass capstan.
> >
> > It's certainly rough.
> >
> > -Bruce D.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: tron400 <tron400@>
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:29 AM
> > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Looks like it needs lots of fixing:
> >
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/mellotron-400s-/200775277300?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=
> > item2ebf239af4
> >
> > Bernie
> >
>