Mellotronists

It would seem to me also that a new model a bit more versatile (more 
sounds at the very least instead of just three) would be a great 
idea--yet, keep it mechanical and less technical. I have a friend 
who has had for years a TV/VCR/stereo repair shop, and amongst all 
the zillions of spare parts scattered about, he could easily build a 
toy 'tron from all the cassette tape heads and camcorder motors, and 
come up with something totally Mattel or Fisher/Price. Something 
totally tinkering mechanical Geppetto with an authentic honest 
analog sound; about the size of a little Magnus chord organ. That 
would be quite the home shop achievement. Who knows, they might wind 
up like Optigans and Pixelvision PXL2000's twenty years down the 
road if a "run" were ever produced--just because they are cool 
plastic toys.