Mellotronists

Is the Abbey Road one the grey one?  I've seen a picture credited as 
McCartney's Mellotron, and it looks like it was painted with a spray can.


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Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 2:51 PM
Subject: Fw: [Mellotronists] Macca tron BBC Radio 2


>> It say's it is the Mellotron used for the recording of Strawberry
>> Fields Forever. I dont know the history of the actual instrument used,
>> so over to the streetly chaps!?
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> It is understood that the 'Strawberry Fields' machine was hired in for
> the session, so no one knows where it is. OTOH, McCartney does own the
> Abbey Road Mk II which he bought for 10,000UKPfrom Mike Oldfield who in
> turn bought it when the studio was being sold off some years ago.
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> FWIW, *dozens* of people claim to own the 'Strawberry Fields' Mellotron.
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> Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
> The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
> Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/
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