Mellotronists

Hey there Ken,

Great meeeting you and everyone else involved with the workshop.
And by the way Ken...if you want #805 to have another companion, you  
may be interested to know #804 is currently up for bids on 
ebay...bidding is still only in the triple-digits. It appears to need 
some work...but for someone who knows what they're doing with the 
skeletal parts of a tron, it might be of interest!
BTW---the only thing worse than the New Jersey Turnpike is the Garden 
State Parkway north of Woodbridge...if THAT road can't kick your 
adrenaline into high-gear, you're probably dead!

Regards,
Brad
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Ken Leonard <ken@k...> wrote:
> Hey Boggs,
> 
> Good to meet you - although I think we exchanged about four words 
total.  I 
> was a little busy.  :-)
> 
> It was a lot of fun to demonstrate the Mellotron there at The 
Gatherings, 
> but in thinking about it I had more to do/show...plus we had those 
awesome 
> songs practiced up oh so thoroughly and didn't have time to play 
> them!  (whew!)  Oh well---maybe there'll be another one of these at 
some point.
> 
> Oh - Don't forget Gino and Brad, too!
> 
> The overall night had the intro from Chuck Van Zyl (who runs The 
> Gatherings), then an intro from Jeff Coultier.  We then had Jerry 
Korb's 
> history discussion followed by a break.  I then explained all the 
parts of 
> the M400 and assembled #1037 for whoever was interested while 
others went 
> and listened to the 3 working (or kinda working :-) ) machines and 
their 
> sounds with Jimmy, Gino, and Brad.  I got #1037 set up on sawhorses 
> "working" to a round of applause, although the pitch control wasn't 
working 
> and the motor was running too fast---a problem he had before and 
it's 
> baaa-aaaaack.  Then we were just about out of time, and Chuck 
closed out 
> the evening.  We then had less than 1/2 hour to break down what we 
did and 
> get the vans loaded.  Roadying---feh!
> 
> I will have a couple of pictures on the web 
site...uhhh...eventually.  :-)
> 
> Jerry and I just got back to Boston---uneventful drive, thankfully 
(and a 
> very pleasant route---totally avoiding the New Jersey Turnpike---
thanks, 
> navigator Jerry!).  We'd like to thank Jimmy, Nancy, and family for 
putting 
> us up (and putting up with us) and for the help with the equipment 
and 
> transportation.
> 
> #1037?  Well, stuff happens.  At least 2 1/2 'trons out of the 4 
worked.  :-)
> 
> Brad's Novatron is clean as a whistle and played very well.
> 
> ...kl...
> #805 - didn't make the trip
> #1037 - runningtoofastandcan'tslowdown
> 
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