Mellotronists

As the apparent "sucker" that paid $2900 (no postage - it's a pickup) 
for the M400 on eBay, I thought I should make some attempt at 
defending my action, if only to make myself feel better.

I'm assuming that most of you here already own a Mellotron, and 
therefore may not be aware of just how difficult it is to find one, 
let alone a deal.  I'm sure that if I had more patience, I could have 
located the perfect situation - the odd forgotten keyboard in the 
basement, the unsuspecting seller...  But I'm not getting any 
younger, and it's been a long-standing desire to find and restore one 
of these instruments from my childhood that was so influencial to me.

I was rather shocked at how high it went myself, but there was either 
a shill, or someone who wanted it as badly as myself, and by that 
point it was either another bid, or keep waiting, and looking, and 
waiting...

Look on the bright side - I maybe just increased the value of 
everyone else's.

In any event, now that I in fact own one, I'll no doubt be looking 
for advice and help with parts and restoration work, so I hope you 
will all forgive my exuberence and welcome me into the club.

Sincerely,

Jamie Robertson
M400 #380 (I think)
www.robertsonics.com


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, tronbros@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 20/1/03 7:14:34 PM GMT Standard Time, 
> aidan@a... writes:
> 
> 
> > It went for $2,900 (£1,800) excluding postage!
> 
> And it still needs servicing despite what anybody says.  Mellotrons 
are 
> better than UK pension schemes - that's certain.
> 
> Martin
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