Mellotronists

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Leonard" <ken@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Mellotron For Sale/'Trons Around The World


>
> >Several Aussie machines, some still in use, and I actually played Split
> >Enz's old M400 in New Zealand a few years back. Several odd mods made to
it,
> >including a fine-tuning pitch control instead of the normal pot (highly
> >irritating)
>
> Did it look like the pitch control here a little less than halfway down
the
> page:
>
> http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mps101803/start.htm
>
> This item came from the factory.  Its use is certainly questionable on a
> Mellotron.

I don't think so (this was several years ago). I seem to remember a standard
knob, but the pot had been replaced by one working as you describe.

Andy T.