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I never did understand the myth that Mellotrons are unreliable. I have an attic full of old
and relatively new keyboards that have fried one way or another and yet my mellotron
always carries on. In 35 years there has never been a time when I went to play it that it
didn't work for me . Maybe I would have to get out a screwdriver once in a while or service
a stuck tape but ,seriously.... After 35 years of service the thing limped in to be restored
and is now better than new. It should get a medal of honor! I bet #390 is still around after
all the nordwaves have baked themselves. For the listener it's all about the sound, for the
player it's about what you are comfortable with, what inspires you, what gets you going. A
soul thing. I need the real Mellotron for that and wouldn't trade a dozen wedge shaped
devices for any one tron.