Mellotronists

Forgive me if this has been mentioned before....

I wonder, has anyone tried to make a MIDI controlled
mellotron?

The tapes and heads would be in a compartment, when
receiving a MIDI note-on command, the sound would
start.  A note-off command would release the key.

Probably more expensive than a standard, keyboard
controlled 'tron.

With a few of these babies and a decent MIDI
interface, you could trigger several 'trons at once -
each with a different set of tapes!

Something like that could sit in a rack, especially if
you had front and rear rack rails, place the
instrument horizontal.

On a different note, I picked up an 88 key Rhodes last
night.  In excellent condition for only $200...  now
if I could just get a similar deal on an M400...

Maybe I could take my 73 key Rhodes and experiment
with it as a MIDI module.  Hmmm, MIDI controlled
Rhodes, MIDI controlled Clav, ...I think I'm on to
something....

-jh