Mellotronists

> brian carney wrote:
>  
> Has anyone on the board here Stateside shipped or air-freighted their 
> Mellotron from the US to the Streetly gentlemen for refurbishing?  If 
> so, what was the ballpark figure for delivery and packaging costs?  If 
> someone on the board has done the transatlantic repair delivery, did 
> you crate or Anvil-road case the Mellotron?  I have dreamed of getting 
> my Tron sounding the way it should, and after years of just user 
> maintenance (keyboard adjustments, that sort of thing), I am convinced 
> that it needs the full restoration and go-over (tape head azimuth, 
> bent pad spring angles corrected, EMI tape stock, all parts aligned 
> flush in the cabinet, power supply and motor card re-capped, that sort 
> of thing).  Of course, since Streetly will be producing new units on 
> order, I would like to gauge which is more cost-efficient - a 
> restoration and round-trip freight for my current Tron or buy a new 
> one with only one-way freight.  (not that I really have the funds for 
> either alternative, just would like to know which would come out 
> costing me less)...


you mean just putting a label on it and asking UPS to come pick it up
is not the best way to ship one internationally?
uh oh... i gotta go catch a large brown truck! ;o)


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