Hey Frank- Holey Blue Tron! Of course we remember it. I dunno, the blue kinda grows on you... But, who am I to question a 'Tron Tech with a M4000? Love to see it when it's finished. Have fun stripping ol' Blue. -Bruce D. #1221 --- On Thu, 9/10/09, lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:
From: lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Some Mellotron work
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 4:07 PM
Some of you might remember the Blue Mellotron ( #1018) with the Unicorn on it. Well, it soon will be white again (although I am retaining the blue back panel with the unicorns on it). Here are some photos of it as I continue to bring it back from the horror that it was. It already has a new owner who is patiently awaiting its return to service. I have also just completed restoration of #1342. The photos of it are at the bottom. The owner elected not to have the cabinet refinished on the outside. It sounds incredible. Frank M-400 386 ( The Black one) M4000 #16 ![](\"cid:1.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | Just so you remember, this is it. |
| ![](\"cid:2.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | Sweet! |
| ![](\"cid:3.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | Obviously not played in a while |
| ![](\"cid:4.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | I imagine some of this dust is 1970s dust. |
| ![](\"cid:5.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | Someone tries to make it play looped tapes. |
| ![](\"cid:6.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | As you can see, no spill box. |
| ![](\"cid:7.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | It has one now. |
| ![](\"cid:8.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | Awaiting the cabinet. I am rebuilding the keyboard now. |
| ![](\"cid:9.1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | I tried painting the inside blue but found it overwhelming, so its new owner agreed that we will paint the whole thing white again. It used to be black for a while before it was painted blue. I have since re-veneered the edges and stripped it to bare wood. |
| ![](\"cid:10..1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | 1342 - A new motor is always a good investment. The heavier gage, stronger late model frame only requires one lower spill box bracket. |
| ![](\"cid:11..1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | 1342 |
| ![](\"cid:12..1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | 1342 ready to play |
| ![](\"cid:13..1424595895@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com\") | Auto polishing compound cleaned up a lot of the scratches and got rid of the yellow in the paint. |
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