Mellotronists

Two things:

Frank wrote:
I know nothing about the buyer.  The seller was the same guy that posted a 
MkII back around September with an opening bid of $12,000.00 (there were no 
takers).  I seem to remember a 400 posted on eBay a while back that had a 
Santana provinence, but don't know if the seller was the same.  I do know 
that the most recent seller of the Santana tron acquired the MkII within the 
last year or so before deciding to divest himself of it, for reason(s) 
unknown.  It might be logical to conclude that he was the buyer of the 
Santana tron during its initial posting and decided to divest himself of that 
as well.  Anyone know any different?

Has anyone seen Buffalo 66? If you have you will notice the similiarity 
between the Ebay seller's statement and the anti hero in the film.
Vincent Gallo is the guy in both cases and he is an avid 'tron collector and 
enthusiast. 

Jon Salley was asking about the Powerhouse Drum Machine.  Although only 
marketed by Mellotronics, this was a unit that ran on 8 track cartridges and 
had real live drum tracks plus fills.  JB has a mint unit(not for sale) and 
can tell you more.  I've seen it but not heard it although it is supposed to 
sound pretty good. 

On a seperate note,  8 track was never the best of mediums and we are 
currently restoring a ******* Birotron which was built around this 
technology.  Sonically it is an absolute nightmare as the cartridges are 
running continuously, wearing out rapidly and clattering like a Singer sewing 
machine on acid.  When you look at the compexity of the Birotron and the 
simplicity of the Mellotron mechanism you wonder why Mr Wakeman and Mr Biro 
bothered.  It is a well engineered machine but flawed from the very outset in 
our opinion.  And relacing the cartridges...................I'd rather wear 
Mike Dicksplash's underpants on my head for a fortnight.

Best,

Martin
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