Mellotronists

hi all...

the mellotron site in japan seems to have caused a lot of drooling.

fwiw: i can speak and read quite a bit of japanese, but i am by no
means anywhere near fluent.
i spent 2 weeks travelling around japan in december of 1999.
(from tokyo to fuji-san to fukuoka to kagoshima to kirishima to
okinawa and eventually back to tokyo) [see my website for travelogue]
i do still have a couple friends in the tokyo area that i may be
able to enlist some help from, one of whom speaks english better
than many americans i know, the other barely speaks english at all.

japanese is a very complex language (with 3 distinct alphabets).
in SOME ways it is simpler than western "latin-type" languages,
but for the most part it is seriously difficult.

a project like translating a web site is a HUGE undertaking however.
one that would take many many hours that i just don't have right now.

a first step for everyone is to install japanese language support
on your computer. it's a fairly simple process for all versions
of windows since 95, but i do not know about mac support.
by installing the proper support you actually see these sites
the way they were meant to be seen, even if it all looks only
a little better than the gibberish you may be seeing now, it is
at least the "proper" view of the page.

maybe i could work with takamiya-san to get parts of it done from
time to time, but i can't really make a major commitment timewise.
if someone has specific questions, please feel free to ask.
it may be a few days to get to them, but i will attempt to do
my best to provide as much as i can.

sore dewa (until then),
jeff


btw: if anyone ever has an opportunity to travel there... DO IT!
it is safe, clean, and very friendly. (but also VERY expensive!)
i hope to move there someday soon, and live there forever!


hirofumi takamiya wrote:
> 
> Hi
> I am taka.
> The other day, it was the manager of Japanese Mellotron site which Mr.David
> introduced.
> It does its best so that it can have everyone enjoy it though it is little
> information.
> The history of Mellotron, literature, the sound source, the introduction of
> the video materials
> A Mellotron photograph is inserted in many.
> Of course, the collection of Mr. RyoSekine is contained, too.
> He is Japanese Mellotron Collecter of the Italian residence.
> Come and see my site
> [Tokyo Mellotron Studio]
> http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Asagao/7669/
> 
> Hirofumi [taka] Takamiya
> Mellotron M400S #552 & #714
> 
> This sentence is being written by using the translation software.
> Forgive some errors!!
> 
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