Mellotronists

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Coulter" <jeffc@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Orford on trons


Dear all

> > To put this in perspective, Martin's M400 was an unserviced  bag'o'shite
when
> > we had it in for restoration.  Of course his opinion  was going to be
ever
> > thus just as anyone would malign anything that functioned  that badly.
Stick a
> > car in a garage for years and then try driving it as  your main vehicle
> > without adjustment or attention of any kind.  People like  Martin piss
me off
> > because their comments are based on their own lack of  commitment to
keep things
> > electromechanical maintained.  Arse!

Martin (Orford, that is) and I had some e-mail correspondence around the
time they released 'Dark Matter' last year. He said that his old machine
played fine when it was first renovated, but now plays horribly again. Maybe
Clive Nolan (who plays in two of the most godawful so-called 'prog' bands in
existence, BTW) isn't so hot on maintenance either. Martin did at least
confirm his real 'Tron/sample use for my IQ/Jadis reviews.

Andy T.