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Mellotron Roll Call
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52 records · Owner jonesalley · Created 2002-09-18 · Updated 2017-12-03
| Record | Instrument type (Mellotron, Chamberlin, Birotron, Orchestron | Model | Serial Number | Owner | Location | Year acquired | Sounds | URL | Provenance, interesting details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mellotron | M400 | 886 | Jon Salley | Hutchinson, Kansas | 2001 | Cello/3 Violins/Flute | mellotronist@cox.net | www.myspace.com/tintagelmusic | none known, acquired from second owner who bought it in 1978, probable build date Summer 1971 - came with muff, acquired original manual and pedal via eBay |
| 2 | Mellotron | M400S | 500 | Bernie Kornowicz | Newington, Connecticut | 1973 | 4 frames: GC3 Brass, String Section, Combined Choir / MkII Violins, MkII Combined Brass, Russian Choir / Classic Strings, M300A, M300B / String Section (no cello), Woodwinds 2, Ian McDonald's Classical Flute | kornowicz@cox.net | www.wushucenter.com | Purchased from some music store in Boston. |
| 4 | Mellotron | 400sm | 413 | Terry Conheady | Rochester, New York | 1985 | oboe/bassoon/full strings | tmconheady@yahoo.com | ||
| 6 | Mellotron | M400 | 364 | Jeffrey Coulter | Coatesville, PA USA | 1994 | Flute/Strings/Choir & Choir/Oboe/Vibes | jeffc@netaxs.com | http://www.netaxs.com/~jeffc/ | Bought from original owner. Examined/massaged into perfection by Streetly at 2001 PA clinic. |
| 7 | Mellotron | MK-VI | 006 | Tom Herbers | Minneapolis, MN | 2000 | Flute, 300 strings, 8 voice choir | tomherbers@aol.com | www.tomherbers.com | |
| 8 | Mellotron | EMI m400 | E4/140S | Andy Kinch | Near Oxford. England. | 1998 | 3 violins. Mixed Brass B. 8 choir. Ian McDonald flute. Cello. m400 violins. | kinchmusic@aol.com | www.go.to/andykinch | Been addicted to Mellotrons (owned 4) since hearing King Crimson for the first time |
| 9 | Mellotron | M400 | 805 | Ken Leonard | Boston, MA | 1998 | Came w/ a Cello, 3 violins, Flute set (Mellotron Archives). Also available: Ian M. Flute, St. John's Wood Church Organ, 8-voice Choir, M300A, M300B, Oboe, Woodwinds II, String Section, GC3 Brass, Male Choir, and maybe one or two more. Coming: Piano, Electric Guitar, Smooth Organ (all Mark II sounds) | http://www.kleonard.com | From Washington State; seller needed money for vintage Ludwig clear drum set | |
| 10 | MellotronM400 # 285; Mellotron F/X console #006 | Jimmy Moore | Glen Mills Pa. | M400- 2000: F/X console#006 | M400 a-boys choir; B-3 Violins: C- Rick's French Horn // A-Ian Mcdonald flute; B-MK II strings: C- 8 voice mixed choir | JMoore6397@aol.com | East Coast Streetly Agent | |||
| 11 | Chamberlin | M-1 | 86123 | Tom Herbers | Minneapolis | 2000 | trumpet, flute, bassoon, vibe, cello, violin, f. voice, m. voice | tomherbers@aol.com | www.tomherbers.com | |
| 12 | Mellotron | M400 | 1001 | Roc Burgo | Mullica Hill, NJ | 2001 | string section, 8-voice choir, St. John Woods Church Organ | rvbhealed@msn.com | www.mp3.com/healingghosts | |
| 14 | Mellotron | M400 | 1145 | Andy Thompson | London, England | 1985 | flutes/3 violins/8 choir, cellos/string section/MkII brass | andy.thompson@virgin.net | http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson | Two blokes living in Essex. Claimed it was ex-Crimson. Wasn't. |
| 15 | Mellotron | MK VI | 035 | Berend Dubbe | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 2002 | 3 Violins, Flute, Cello - Male Choir, Celeste, French Horn | bdubbe@xs4all.nl | www.bauer-plaza.com | |
| 17 | Mellotron | FX Console | 10030 | Rick Blechta | Toronto, Ontario | 1974 | A whole bunch | rick@rickblechta.com | rickblechta.com/Pages/Mellotron.html | Rented by Shakira in Fall 2002. She can use it anytime! |
| 18 | Mellotron | m400s, m400 | Streetly 1167; EMI E4/7600s | Daniel Miso | Toronto, CANADA | 1981, 1982 | 7 racks. #1 flute/3 violins/cello #2 Gc3 Brass/custom 3 violins(NIghtwinds)/8 choir #3 Pipe organ/MKII violins/MKII brass/4 SFX #4 Mixed Brass 'B'/Dickstrings/Male-female split choir #5 Ian McDonald flute/Medieval woodwinds/cor anglais-oboe split #6 Spanish Guitar/String section/Russian choir #7 MKII Smooth Church Organ/Classic Violins/Combined Choir, plus 2 extra tape sets (cello/3 violins/flute and pipe organ/MKII violins/MKII brass) | dan_miso@yahoo.com | Both bought in Guelph, Ontario. EMI came from a guy who originally got it in Florida/Streetly 1167 is the 'Nightwinds' tron also purportedly lent to Klaatuu for 'Calling Occupants' LP. They had a tron too(1280-Andrew Seager;Toronto owns it now...) True or not? An heir and a spare for the recording? Interestingly 'Calling Occupants' was recorded in Hollywood and my Anvil custom road case, with Nightwinds sticker, has a 'Ship to Capitol Records, Hollywood USA' sticker on it as well. Hmmm...the Nightwinds LP was recorded in Toronto...Hmmm | |
| 19 | Mellotron | M400 / MkII | 908 / 134 | Frank Samagaio | San Diego CA | 2001 / 2003 | 400: MkII violins/mkII Brass/8-Voice Choir; M300A strings/ Ian McDonald Flute/M300 B strings; Blechta French Horn/Italian Accordion/Medieval Woodwinds - MkII: a whole bunch! | MAinPsych@aol.com | 400: Walnut stain w/black blocks (looks like a poor man's MkII); gold anodized control plate - MkII: former Pindertron | |
| 20 | Mellotron | M400 | 1495 | Ivan Hirlander | Central Europe/Slovakia/Bratislava | flute/8strings/male voices | ihirlander@zoznam.sk | white finish Mellotron for sale | ||
| 21 | Mellotron | M400S | 719 | Pierre-Olivier-Turmel | Montreal,Canada | 1996 | 2 racks(string section,St-John wood pipe organ,8 choirs)and(split choir,3 violins,flute) | pierreolivmoog@sympatico.ca | Build in 1974.Belong to Quebec prog group Morse Code in the 80's.Rented by Medesky,Martin and Wood in Mtl jazz festival, July 2002 . | |
| 22 | Mellotron | M400 | 1037 | Ken Leonard | Boston, MA | 2003 | Came w/ 2 sets of GC3 Brass, 3-Violins, 8-Voice Choir (original set (unusable) + newer Mellotron Archives set) | http://www.kleonard.com | From Toronto; used by Led Zeppelin tribute band, was in storage for 10 years with mice living in it, motor wonky. 4/2004: SMS2 & new motor installed, running now! | |
| 23 | Mellotron | M400S | 581 | Tony Swettenham | London, England | 1989 | MkII Brass/MkII Violins/MkII Flute; M300A Violins/Bass Accordion+Chords/MkII Trombone; Cello/MkII Tenor Sax/Mixed Brass B; 8 Voice Choir/MkII Smooth Organ/M400 Vibes; Trumpet+Trombone/Italian Accordion/MkII Piano | tonkev66@aol.com | Bought from Notting Hill Music Exchange in 1989. Estimated year of manufacture circa 1972. Had major service/SMS2 fitted by John Bradley at Streetly in 1978. Current tapes from Streetly in 2004 plus latest set bought Aug 2006. | |
| 24 | Mellotron | M300 | 3/005 | John Beresford | Sheffield, UK | 1999 | various MkII, M400 & M300 violins | j.k.beresford@shef.ac.uk | Originally used in a cinema in Wiltshire until it burned down! | |
| 25 | Mellotron | M400S | 542 | Blake Helton | Atlanta, GA USA | 2001 | M300a violins, russian choir, Ian McD flute; 3 v, cello, flute; b-3, 8-choir, brass | heltonb@comcast.net | smells nice inside; bought from orig owner (in Canada); originally purchased from Paulsen Sound Service, Fargo, North Dakota approx 1972-3 | |
| 26 | Mellotron | M400 | 510 | Tony Moffett | Tampa, Fl | 1975 | 3 violins, cello, flute, Russian chior, Gothic strings, Ian McDonald flute | amoffet1@tampabay.rr.com | ||
| 27 | Mellotron | M400 | 558 | David McNally | Providence RI | 1990 | cello, violins, flute on rack1 choir, violins, sound fx on rack2 | dmcnally2@cox.net | ||
| 28 | Mellotron | M-400 | #1019 | Jen Kaybee | La Grande, Oregon | 1993 | Strings/Choir/Flute & Mk.2 Strings/Cello/Brass | mellotrongirl@hotmail.com | According to Dave Kean--may be one of Wakeman's road units (unconfirmed) | |
| 30 | Mellotron | EMI-M400 | E4/169S | David Shapiro | Sedona, Arizona | 1974 | 1-MKII Brass, MKII Violins, Flute, 2-8Choir, M300A Violins, Mideval Woodwinds, 3-Vibes,Church Organ,Trumpet | stp@npgcable.com | My first Mellotron (1972) M400#295 was scrapped by DMI in 1974. Took the EMI in trade. EMI had total recondition by Streetly in 2000. | |
| 31 | Mellotron | M400 | 912 | Jim Brundage | San Francisco | 1988 | Very early MA tapes- Brass, 3 Violins, Cello - Split Choir, flute, vibes | jpb@dolby.com | Shipped in Nov '73- Still completely original. Bought from 1st owner for $125 w/muff and Leslie 147!!! Some tapes were missing when bought- original set had Choir, Brass, Strings. Dont think 1st owner played it very often. | |
| 32 | Mellotron | M300 | 50 | Chip Gremillion | Palm Springs, CA | 1978 | LEAD: Dickstrings, Gothic, Sad strings, Mkll Combined Brass, M300A Strings, French Horn, Angry Strings, Ian Flute, 8 Voice Choir, Russian Choir, Church Organ, Boys Choir - Acc. Keyboard/ Dickstrings w/ Cello, Plucked Piano, Rick's Cello, Bass Accordian, Woodwind 2, Bass Clarinet, Orchestra, Chanber Wind, Tony Levin Cello, Cor Anglais/Oboe, Church Organ Bass, Med. Woodwind | cgremillion@realshowcase.com | Restored by Streetly after 24 years in damp New Orleans storage facility | |
| 33 | Mellotron | M400 | 752 | John LeVasseur | New York | 2004 | 3strings, Female choir, Male choir, Flute, violin, cello | jrlaudio@optonline.net | Unique white vinyl with aluminum trim | |
| 34 | Mellotron | M400S | #413 | Francisco Villa-Lobos | Lisbon, Portugal | 2004 | Male Choir, Female Choir, Flute, Orchestra, Brass, Organ Church, and several others | francisco@contracosta.pt | Bought from a music producer in MAdrid, who claimed it came from Hispavox EMI Studios in Madrid, and before that, Abbey Road (?) | |
| 35 | Mellotron | M400 | 996 | Mike Dickson | Edinburgh | 1998 | 3 violins,8 choir,flute - mk2 brass,church organ, string section - dickstrings,ianmcd flute,cello - hackett,fairlight-aar,jung bass - russian choir,bass clarinet,cor anglais/oboe - boyschoir,gc3 brass,sad strings - bass flute, chamber woodwinds, angry strings - six track frame solo flute/3 violins, mk ii brass/string section, 8-choir/boys choir | mike.dickson@gmail.com | http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron | Bought direct from Streetly after meeting MS and JB at King Crimson 'Night Watch' playback. 'Dick strings' was found after doodling with a hire frame at Streetly by mixing M300A strings and solo viola. Recorded Systems Theory 'Soundtracks for Imaginary Movies' (http://systemstheory.net/) '...might just be the best Mellotron album released in years' (http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=2018) |
| 36 | Mellotron | Novatron (basically, an M400) | M-1832 | Brad Schuman | Downingtown, PA, USA | 2004 | MII-Strings/MII-Flutes/MII-Brass & MII-Trombone/MII-Smooth Organ/8-Choir | BSch222443@aol.com | Ask....and I may tell!! | |
| 37 | Mellotron | EMI400 | E4/103S | Jack Younger | Boston, MA | 2004 | Cello, 3 Violins, Flute | An EMI oversprayed and factory dressed as a 400S. | ||
| 38 | Mellotron | M 400 | 977 | Raphaël Cartellier | Salaise sur Sanne, France | 1992 | flute, 3 violins, cello. Church Organ, choir, strings section | studio.cartellier@laposte.net | I bought it to Nicolas Godin before he form AIR. | |
| 39 | Novatron | Mark V | Can't remember | Timothy L. Weinschenker | Trenton, MI | 1982 | Flutes, Violin, Cello, Choirs | pylonguy2003@yahoo.com | ||
| 40 | Mellotron | M400 | 992 | John Beresford | Sheffield, UK | 2005 | M400 violins, MkII Brass, 8 Choir | j.k.beresford@shef.ac.uk | Ex-Strawbs, "Strawbs frame no. 4" on frame label. | |
| 41 | Mellotron | M 400 | 1016 | Thomas Waltner | Solingen, Germany | 1996 | flute/3violons/cello + church organ/3violons/8choir | thomas.waltner@telebel.de | www.thomaswaltner.de | bought in The Netherlands from a concert pianist. Now upgraded with SMS5 from Markus Resch |
| 42 | Mellotron | M400 | 1671 | David C. | Paris - France | 1996 | flute/3 violins/cello and MKIIBrass/string section/church organ | contact@mellotron.fr | http://www.mellotron.fr | |
| 43 | Mellotron | M300 | 003 | David C. | Paris - France | 1997 | M300A set | contact@mellotron.fr | http://www.mellotron.fr | |
| 44 | Mellotron | M 400 | 703 | Doug Berg | Chardon, Ohio (Cleveland) | 1992 | cello-violins-flute extra racks MKII brass/woodwinds-8 violind-mixed choir: viola-strings, boys choir, woodwinds | caddyfam@simcon.net | Looks to be another SSI downgrade. SMS3 control- Restoration done spring 2007, head azimuth by M. Smith | |
| 45 | Mellotron | 400SM | 1562 | Frank Stickle | Virginia | 2002 | 5 Frames | lsf5275@aol.com | ||
| 46 | Mellotron | M400 | 1241 | Tim Griffiths | Birmingham UK | Can't remember | Violins,Cello, Choir | tim@timgriffiths.com | Restored by Streetly. The original Mellotron factory is about 3 mile up the road. | |
| 47 | Mellotron | Mk V | 5/106A | Allen Duffy | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1985(?) | MOOG-Tympani-Bassoon/Vibes; Boys Choir- 8 Choir,-Male Choir; Violins-Viola-Cello; Flute-French Horn-Trombone; S/FX (3 Track) | alduffy@rogers.com | originally owned by Oscar Peterson | |
| 49 | Mellotron | M400SM | 574 | FS. Weller | Utah | 2005 | Flute, 3-string, Cello | capt_carbonarc at hotmail.com | I am the 3rd owner, originally sold to a production studio in Provo, then to a private owner (in storage and unplayed for the last 15 years) | |
| 50 | Mellotron | M400 | 997 | Ches Cain | Dallas, TX | 2002 | Three violins, string section, MKII Brass; flutes, oboe; mandolin, Frank Zappa Kazoo. | mellotron@sbcglobal.net | www.syntheticwarehouse.com | key block autographed by Ian McDonald. Unit completely restored by Streetly in 2001. Unit was orgionally in South Africa |
| 51 | Mellotron | M400 (x2) | 969 + 1712 | Photolum | Paris | 2006 | 4 sets | gemibok@yahoo.com | belonged to Studios Davout in Paris | |
| 52 | Mellotron | M400 | 1584 | Per Hallman | Bromma, Sweden | 2006 | 3Violins/8VoiceChoir/ChurchOrgan/Cello/Flute/Oboe/Vibes/Wineglasses/Boys Choir | per@tonezone.se | www.tonezone.se | Major restoration by Markus Resch made it as good as new, with custom tapeset to use live with my band, Brighteye Brison. |
| 54 | Mellotron | M400S | 1396 | Herman Ringer | Argentina | 2006 | Flute/Strings/Brass | hermanringer@yahoo.com.ar | geocities.com/hermanringer | with CMC-10 motor and original tapes |
| 55 | Chamberlin | M-2 | 86112 | Vance Pomeroy | Southern California | 1983 | Right Hand: Vibes, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Violin, Cello, Open Trumper, Open Trombone, Flute -- Left Hand: Female Voice, Spanish Guitar, Banjo, Bassoon, Do-Wah Trombone, Muted Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Oboe | punchbowl4@earthlink.net | Second Owner; among the last set of M-2's made; converted the main drive motor to digitally controlled Studer tape deck motor with speed control; original primitive pre-amp removed and tape head racks connected directly to Cerwin-Vega CV-1 pre-amp. | |
| 56 | Novatron | MK-V | 104 | Jon Salley | Wichita, Kansas | 2006 | original Moraz sets, new sets of Gothic/M300Astrings/IanMcDonald flute and MK2brass/3violins/8-voice choir | mellotronist@cox.net | www.myspace.com/tintagelmusic | Patrick Moraz instrument, toured with Yes and Moody Blues, featured in video for "The Voice" - electromechanically restored to perfection courtesy of Jerry Korb - modifed cabinet and electronics, Moraz-labeled road case |
| 57 | Mellotron | M400SM | 1407 | John Barrick | Cincinnati, Ohio USA | 2007 | Three Violins, Cello, Eight Voice Choir | astroboy@cinci.rr.com | Machine has had some maintainance at some point as it has a Mellotron Archives SMS4 Controller s/n 028 | |
| 59 | Mellotron | M400S M400S MK VI | 552 714 031 | Hirofumi Takamiya | Tokyo,Japan | 2000 1997 2006 | Flute/3Violins/Cello/8Voice Choir/Mixed Strings/Boy's choir/Clarinet/Sound FX | mellotronics@ybb.ne.jp | http://www.geocities.jp/mellotronics/ | |
| 60 | Mellotron | M400s | 665 | Sam Skinner | Boston, MA | 2013 | Flute/Strings/8 Voice Choir | kingkhatru@gmail.com | Misprinted model name on ID badge. "M200s" |