David Myers (MB keyboards) is on record saying he hated playing a real mellotron. Most likely he was refering to one of Pierre Veilleux's properly adjusted M400's. Not everyones cup of tea I guess.
http://www.camino.co.uk/myers.htmlClay
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> Not the best picture (phone), but these guys put on a wonderful show... It's so pleasing to see a Mellotron (black) on stage... anywhere!!!! This was Nokia Theatre in NYC this past Saturday...They did "Trick of the Tale"
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