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Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Price of Mellotron in 1972

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Date: 2010-06-15

Hi all-
  Yeah, I also have one of the DMI pamphlets.  I ordered the info in 1975, but the pamphlet I recieved was dated 1973, and quoted a $3950.00 price (w/muff, cord, pedal).  Interestingly, it also came with a November 1975-dated letter from DMI announcing a price reduction to $2995.00 "while stocks last".
  It's possible the seller was quoting the early price of Dave Kean's MKVI.  I have an old 2003 printout.  His website used to say "Available at the original 1973 American price of $5200.00 plus shipping. Case included."  I guess this seller didn't pay attention to the last line about the case.
 
   -Bruce D.


--- On Tue, 6/15/10, John Wright <john.wright@consona.com> wrote:

From: John Wright <john.wright@consona.com>
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Price of Mellotron in 1972
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 9:47 AM

 
That's interesting.  I believe that would be about $24,000 (1967 =100) in today's dollars.  That price is about $1,000 higher than a Hammond spinet in the early 70's.  "L" and "M" Hammonds probably about half that much used.
 
Wonder how one could afford a Tron then.  Did studios buy them and lease them?
 
John
#911

From: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:newmellotro ngroup@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of partune
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:34 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Price of Mellotron in 1972

 
Seeing all the posts about the price of the Tron on eBay, I've a copy of a letter I received in 1972 from DMI quoting a price on a new M400 as $3,500.00.

Regards,
partune