I've been wondering that for a long time.
True a pristine white Mellotron looking stunning, but again "preferences" black looks spooky, and that's why I bought one and waisted no time getting it black (like the rest of my gear)! The way so many people abuse their instruments, black hides imperfections nicely, and is easy to touch up.
When John and Martin repainted mine (in black, 2006) it's as striking as my paint job or better.
So when the new unit arrives it too will be black.
The white issue is understandable to me, and if I were to go that way I'd go for a bright white.
I remember Pavlov's Dog (2 M400s) looking great on stage and they were bright white.
Tony
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Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: So what white?
| A very good point, Frank. This discussion thread gets me to wondering: Why did Streetly finish the original 400s in white in the first place? Was it simply to make them stand out from the other instruments on a stage? Any thoughts, Martin? -Bruce D.
From: lsf5275@aol. com <lsf5275@aol. com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: So what white?
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 5:57 AM
Yes, but I would recommend polishing it with auto body polishing compound first, to get the oxidation and grime out of the paint. Frank In a message dated 10/20/2009 1:23:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pocotron@yahoo. com writes: One idea that could help is to remove a cheek block and check the paint on the side. It may be untouched (no tobacco smoke haze), and a matching computer at the paint store may be able to scan & duplicate it.
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