Mellotronists

rahill wrote:

> Speaking of Mellotrons mouldering away in a corner, I've often wondered what
> the chances are of finding an "old masterpiece" by chance at a farm sale, in
> a skip etc! What are the chances of anyone not "in the know" realising that
> they are sitting on a valuable and historic instrument rather than a load of
> old junk?
>
> How many machines are out there that have simply dissapeared from
> circulation that could be picked up for a song?

Well, one day in the late eighties, Richard Burmer called me up and offered me
his M400 for $150.  He's a New Age artist with several albums under his belt
(and a stint in the post-Arthur Brown Kingdom Come) and the source of a few of
the original E-Mu library samples.  He'd converted his Mellotron to samples, and
I was the only person he could think of who might want the old piece of junk.

Of course, I said "yes". (-8

Miracles do occur.

John McIntyre
Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept
Michigan State University
mcintyre@...