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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] ot: gear nicked

From: lsf5275@aol.com
Date: 2013-03-18

Criminals don't care. That's one of the reasons they're criminals. Kids kill other kids for shoes. It's a sad world.
 
In a message dated 3/18/2013 12:34:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rjtr2958@yahoo.com writes:
 

Really sorry to hear that Gino.
 
Ditto on the "scum" comment someone already made. The relative pittance that they get for most of the stuff they steal vs. the inconvenience and headache they cause for the victim is indeed criminal.
 
Good luck with replacing or locating.
 
Rick

From: gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 10:39 PM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] ot: gear nicked
 
Last Thursday somebody stole my pedal board and a guitar.  The board had an old Sola Tonebender a Trem Face, Wah Face and Colursound OD and Memoryman rehoused to used knobs. All of the stuff is really old and I can get away with replacing most of it with modern copies. There are a couple of things that I can't do without and I am stupidly particular about them.

I need buy, beg, borrow ,steal some old electronic parts to reconstruct a NoName (I assume Sola) Tonebender and and a Colursound sustainer. If anybody knows how I can get some old Germanium transistors, real ones used or new. I would be really grateful.  20 years ago they were common parts in the UK. In school I built amps for my friends so I am pretty sure I can build the two pieces that might cost me thousands to replace.

Any advice from you tone gods, I am all ears.

Thanks for being the great group of folks you are..  I have been meaning to say theat for a while

Best

Gino





Gino Wong Birgelo
BSComm, BSEE,
ReRED Recording, Analog Sound Design
Audio Mastering, Recording & Restoration, Logistics