Mellotronists

I would have sold my mother for that. whatever condition it may have been
in.

 

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From: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Rick Blechta
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 4:12 PM
To: Mellotronist's List
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] CHECK THIS OUT!

 

 

On Jan 12, 2007, at 9:53 PM, David Jacques wrote:





Ahhh.. you just don't like him because he won't sell those Mark II's that
are trashed beyond belief!!!! They used the one with the side handles at
West Palm Beach.. I remember that.

 

I met Robert Fripp in Montreal in 1973. He was on his way into the CHOM
studios with Ian Wallace and Peter Sinfield. I stopped to ask him about the
mellotrons he'd used the evening before in a concert I attended (not having
seen a 400 in the flesh before). He offered to sell me one of the two MkIIs
he had for $3000. He even offered to bring it over next time they toured if
I would wait that long. Being in university and basically broke, I couldn't
take him up on the offer.

 

I should have. Streetly has restored one of the two and it now works
perfectly -- according to Martin (but you can't really trust him now, can
you?

 

Rick