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Great close-ups

Yes, great photos, this may be a silly question, what
are the differences between a Mellotron and a
Chamberlin? They look pretty similar to my non expert
eye.

Mark
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Mark Pring wrote:
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> Yes, great photos, this may be a silly question, what are the
> differences between a Mellotron and a Chamberlin? They look pretty
> similar to my non expert eye.
> 
> Mark

Think of them as tongue-kissing cousins.

I'll leave a more comprehensive technical explanation to others.
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007, Thomas Doncourt wrote:

> I Want It! I want It! Eaaaaggghhh!


not to crap on your enthusiasm, but...
remember that a one-of-a-kind instrument means one-of-a-kind problems.

like... spare parts?

even if it's made from "stock" parts, the chamberlin is the more rare
beast to begin with.

this is the kind of thing that needs to visit professor jerry for
a long and thorough visit.

all just IMHO of course,
jeff

In a message dated 22/09/2007 20:39:39 GMT Standard Time, jeffc@...  
writes:

one-of-a-kind instrument


but I've seen one in the UK...
 
Norm

At 12:49 AM 9/22/2007, Mark Pring wrote:
>Yes, great photos, this may be a silly question, what
>are the differences between a Mellotron and a
>Chamberlin? They look pretty similar to my non expert
>eye.

Gee, I don't know.  Anyone ever do a comparison?

http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpb20060107/qdivision3.htm

;-)

...kl...
M400 #805 - like #1037 only different
M400 #1037 - like #805 only newer parts

And aren't all these links posted on the group homepage?  For the new 
enrollees, there's a wealth of information linked to on the group page, the 
group doesn't solely exist in the form of these emails.  You might find 
answers there, or by doing a search in the group message archives.  Some of 
the old people get grumpy when they have to answer the same question for the 
hundredth time.  I'm not sayin' who...

So,
 
What do you want. The Chamberlin that 'might' have been in the room  when 
Mack the Knife was recorded, ( I have listened at least 50 times and I  can't 
hear it). Or The Mellotron that was in the room for thousands of happy  fans.
 
Lets see.
 
Mellotron              Lots of spare parts that will most probably NEVER need 
replacing... But are  available. Provenance irrefutable. 
 
Chamberlin 300    Some indefinable parts that may be  available from some 
cheesy seller that defines his sale by bad mouthing someone  that may have owned 
it previously? Last month Vincent Gallo told me that it was  still his 
machine. Isn't that strange? I see a law suit. For the ignorant. This  thing is a 
nightmare. I could work on it, so could Jerry. Still, all you end up  with is a 
liability.
 
Comments please.



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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 NormLeete@... wrote:

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> In a message dated 22/09/2007 20:39:39 GMT Standard Time, jeffc@...
> writes:
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> one-of-a-kind instrument
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> but I've seen one in the UK...
>
> Norm


but i read it on the internet.
specifically, in the auction's description:

Harry Chamberlin only made ONE M-300

...jeff