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Bernie wrote:

Besides that, a new MkVI is only $1000 more and an M4000 is only
$1330 more. Both end up being cheaper if you take those massive
repair bills into account.

Bernie

Well said Master...you nailed it...
Lee

--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com,"David Jacques"
<djacques@.. .> wrote:
>
> Simple: The guitar is an iconic item. The Mellotron is not.
>
>
>
> From: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com]On Behalf Of Tom Doncourt
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:18 AM
> To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] My $400 offer was turned down!!
>
>
>
>
> Okay- I know I'll get into trouble on this but........ Please
explain to me
> ( as if to an idiot) why the value of an instrument that is 35+
years and
> one of only 1000 or so in the world shouldn't double or triple or
even be
> ten times the original asking price? I've watched the price of
fender and
> gibson guitars that my friends bought with paper route money goout
the roof
> so why not mellotrons? I'm not saying I want this to be the case ,
I'm just
> wondering why it isn't so. $5800 IS a lot of money consideringthat
the
> machine will need a couple of thousand to bring it up to optimum
playing
> order but it didn't look that bad. TD
>
> In a message dated 10/23/2008 5:07:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> pocotron@... writes:
>
>
> Nope, not even $1800 (if that). Brass capstan (hope it's
straight), hums,
> and it almost looks like someone sat on the keyboard. Warped
cheek blocks,
> maybe moisture damage. They didn't say if it works. No evidence
of a
> cover on the spillbox, either. What are the voices?
>
> Not worth the road trip.
>
>
>
> your critical thinker :-/
>
> -Bruce D.
>
>
> It must be just fine. The seller says it's read to play,"Strawberry
> Fields," right now. What a DEAL!!!! It's a bargain at 1/10th the
cost....
> maybe
>
>
>
>
>
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