Mellotronists

Mark Pring wrote:

Mark VII?

guybrush03 <yahoo@...> wrote:

What's the turn-around time for ordering a MkVI?

And do MkII's ever show up on ebay? What are the chances of your
average schmuck ever tracking one down in his lifetime?

The MkVII doesn't do a whole lot for me. Even if playing Dixieland
gets old after awhile (*gasp*), it would be nice to have dozens of
sounds available (instead of 3 or 6).

guybrush

Greetings Guybrush and Gang, MK-II's do show-up on eBay sometimes,
like that elusive 6-point(station) buck in the fall. You gotta "cut the
mustard" first by thinking as naturalist "Fowler" , or contact
Jimmy M. at the "Mills" to spread the word to aid in your quest.
Then can you enjoy your aged hunter's cheese at Tron-Camp.

Seriously, most MK-II's are currently in private hands, most
folks now are aware of their current value . The misc. orig. rhythms/fills
are nice touches , but most refurbed MK-II's or SFX or M300's
opt for 24 or 36 lead instrument sounds.

This "schmuck" happened upon an M300 purely by accident in 1997,
and was offered a MK-II (later discovered to be MK-I ) in 1998.
.....'Ya never know !

> "Watcher of the Skies" sounds great on one M400 using cello/3violins
> (through the alkaloid haze of those days I seem to recall it being
played
> that way on the "Selling England" tour at the Montreal Forum) and some
> careful chord voicing. And it looks like there are at least four or
five
> M400 models every year on eBay, with the mellotron.com Mark VII
capable of
> giving you your two-manual fix until the Streetly gents are ready to
amaze us.

Best advice I can render is a classic phrase "....All good things
come to those who wait." Might sound goofy/dorky,
but still appropriate . Jimmy M. found his Moo-A-Tron by
happenstance. Ditto for my M300, lots more stories out-there.
......Common thing is that all they WEREN'T found via eBay.

Good Luck , GuyBrush searching, or simply "watch-and wait"
to see what debuts soon across the pond.

Cheers, -- V.T. Cabot