Mellotronists

That's interesting about the M4000.  Hadn't heard any specs yet, so
was waiting for the aforementioned two-weeks to expire for details. 
Most importantly, does it have lots of grill cloth, push-buttons, and
big dials?  *g*

BTW - Is there a sample set anywhere that has all of the MkII sounds
(rhythms/fills/leads)?  From what I recall, there are typically some
or most, but not all.  I wouldn't really want to go the sample route
with only a portion of the sounds.

guybrush


>  
> In a message dated 4/30/2007 2:49:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> yahoo@... writes:
> 
> And do  MkII's ever show up on ebay? What are the chances of your
> average schmuck  ever tracking one down in his lifetime?
> 
> The MkVII doesn't do a whole  lot for me. Even if playing Dixieland
> gets old after awhile (*gasp*), it  would be nice to have dozens of
> sounds available (instead of 3 or  6).
> 
> guybrush
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> A very pristine Mark II was posted on ebay couple of months back. It
 was 
> connected to an estate auction in England I believe. As I recall,
the  winning 
> bidder, after all fees and commissions would have had about
$12,000.00  in it. 
> Then there would be the cost of crating it and shipping it to the US
or  
> wherever.
>  
> Pretty rare.
>  
> If you want a Mellotron with lots of sounds, I think you should
contact  
> Streetly about a brand spanking new M-4000. 24 resident sounds and
it  won't give 
> you a hernia trying to transport it if you want to drag it from
place  to 
> place. I think you can call them at:
>  
> 1-800-MLO-Tron*
> or
> Go to Mellotronics.com
>  
> Frank
>  
>  
>  
> *(just kidding).
> 
> 
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