Mellotronists

In a message dated 8/11/2007 10:18:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
robertda@... writes:

It  looks like the most recognizable model, and
>> I think the one that  Anna Holmgren used at NearFest
>> for the Anglagard show. I was there  and much to my
>> delight, saw three mellotrons onstage (one of  which
>> was quite out-of-tune, and tuning AM  stations!!!)
>
 




Actually, I was the one who brought those three Mellotrons to NEARfest. And  
only one Mellotron was flat and that was only during the first song. The one  
that decided to become an AM radio was one of the two played by Thomas 
Johnson.  It faced the drummer, Mattias Olsson. He is on this list and I'm sure 
remembers  everything. Thomas, Anna and I fooled around with those three  
Mellotrons back stage from Friday afternoon until Sunday night and none of them  acted 
up at all. It wasn't until we were staging them that the AM radio thing  
occurred. We finally got rid of it but at the cost of some volume. Oddly enough,  
after that show, it never happened again.
 
I still have the Mellotron that Anna played. It is #1562 and can be seen in  
the photos section of my myspace page. _www.myspace.com/trondoc_ 
(http://www.myspace.com/trondoc)  . She  told me, as did Thomas, that it was the nicest one 
that either of them had ever  played. 
 
This Mellotron will be going up for sale on ebay within the next week. It  is 
in superb condition, has been meticulously and still has the original paint  
job.
 
Frank



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