Mellotronists

Dear All,

Just to add to the discussion........

There really is no difference between an M400 with a PML1 line/preamp board 
and a MKV as this uses the same device.  They also feel the same as the 
mechanism is identical.  The domestic MKII, if taken directly from the 
preamp, has an astonishing clarity that most would not think possible.  It is 
incredibly bright and punchy.  The KC MKIIs(from memory) took their output in 
this fashion using a 1/4" jack in the rear panel fed directly from the preamp 
through the front panel controls.  The SFX MKII tends to have an altered eq 
to dumb down hiss, an unwanted factor when injecting effects.  It leads to a 
slightly mitigated response which can be brightened by using M400 preamps in 
exchange for the originals.  It is only when you put music tapes into one of 
these that all the sonic problems/compromises make themselves apparent!    

Mike Pinder talks about modifications that Streetly then adopted, i.e. the dc 
motor and transistor preamps.  When you consider that the MKII SFX had all 
these attributes in 1965, some two years before Herr Pinder took delivery of 
his machine, you realise that time clouds the issue.

Aubergines cooked with garlic make me fart.

Martin
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