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--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright" <john.wright@...> wrote:
>
> I've been lurking silently on this thread. I had no idea this
> instrument ever existed. I've been looking around on the WEB for other
> info.
> For anyone else like me who is new to this, start here and browse.
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2puK4Z967kU
>
> Fascinating stuff.
>
> John
> #911
>
>
> ________________________________
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jonesalley
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 2:29 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Novachordosaurus
>
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>
>
> Yep, four of 'em. They are all intact and in generally good condition.
> I'm missing about a dozen tubes total, so three are complete but none
> are playable, too many dangers in firing them up without a lot of
> internal work. One has some water damage to the wood exterior, but the
> other three are in fine shape and one of them appears in the companion
> DVD to the 40th anniversary release of "Pinocchio," so it was pretty
> enough for Disney!
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "ClayE"
> <ecclesreinson@> wrote:
> >
> > You have four of them Jon? (or three extra heavy ones?) What condition
> are they in?
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "jonesalley"
> <jonesalley@> wrote:
> > >
> > > http://blog. hollowsun. com/blog
> > > A sample library makes sense. The beast is 500 lbs after all.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh my, imagine the free-for-all that remark would inspire here if it
> was made about Mellotrons! That's a different instrument at the Hollow
> Sun site, too. Freshly restored in the UK. I have 2,000 pounds of
> Novachords sitting in my storage room right now...
> > >
> >
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