tronbros@... wrote:
In a message dated 17/1/02 11:11:00 PM GMT Standard Time, rah287w@... writes:___________________________________________________________________
In the early nineties David Kean
managed to buy (and rescue) both the American and the English parts of the
Mellotron Tape library and spare parts stock. At that time hardly anybody
was interested in Mellotrons,This is an interesting one. I contacted Les in September 1989 and met John at the same time. If I had been just a little quicker in making contact I KNOW that the Streetly stock would most definitely have stayed in England. It is presumptuous to assume that DK was the only person interested. It was just a matter of timing. How appropriate.
Martin
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Mellotronists-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comGreetings All, My final tuppence worth on the issue of Mellotron production.
Let's not forget the "Dangerous Maytag" produced by Mellotron-USA from
1981-1982 . Four units of Mellotron 4-Track were produced,though a recent
conversation with Bob Kinney of Bomar indicates only three were made.
That enterprise also officially owned the Mellotron name,purchased from
Bill Eberline of Sound Sales......A matter of timing. Precisely,Martin. I was lurking behind the scenes intensely
at that same time frame 1988-1989. But due to finances,I was unable to make the
move which Dave Kean commenced at that time. History cannot be undone or
rewritten despite any attempts to do so.Streetly also had a look at a 4-Track model,relinquished by Dave Kean and made
available to Robert Laughton of CAL. This MC was sold by RAL for an undisclosed
amount to an Italian Mellotron collector. So I can unequivocably state that Streetly
has indeed serviced EVERY model of EVERY source/vintage.....'Nuff said. .......JK.....MARK-I #124 (formerly of RAL), M300 #037 (formerly of DK),
M400 #681 (purch. new 1973), and the
JK-MK-6 #001 (http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/philly0501/jkmk6.htm)