Mellotronists

MAinPsych@... wrote:

In a message dated 8/8/02 10:48:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mellotron@... writes:

Anyway I replied to the seller of the M400 and he called me an ass.
he said for 1000 bucks you can make this machine like new. Ahh, well
that's mighty OK if I only paid 500 for it!
Give him hell!

Ok, I also wrote asking for more information. Got pretty much the same type of reply. This is what happens when you deal with someone who has the combination of the personality of a buffalo fart with a full-scale IQ that is less than his chronological age. In my field, I call them my colleagues (present company excepted, of course).

Sigmund Fraud, err....Frank Samagaio
M400 #908

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Hi Folks , Undaunted, I ventured forth to see what response I'd get.
Unlike the two gruff replies indicated above,here's his cordial
verbatim email reply from that M400 seller in Toronto.........

(howdy jerry-i have no picture-it needs a paint job-
it needs to be cleaned-it has a cmc-10-the serial
# is 1038-there is an extra tape rack(original choir)
plus one inside(flutes ect)-it will play
notes(warbled)-it needs TLC-it hasn't been used in
ten years so metal parts are dirty but in good shape
some of the rubber could be rotten??????
everything works but needs cleaning-if i fix it myself
i'll keep it- iam going to get a digital camera (asap)
just imagine a dirty version of the posted picture- rod )

I worded my questions carefully,as not to cause frayed nerves.
If that unit were lower in price , it would definitely be worth it
to try to fixer-up. (This is provided as a public service anouncements
to all Mellotronists, big/small,young/old, crazy and..........Hmm.
CRAZIER............ Jerry The K

MAinPsych@... wrote:

In a message dated 8/8/02 10:48:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mellotron@... writes:

Anyway I replied to the seller of the M400 and he called me an ass.
he said for 1000 bucks you can make this machine like new. Ahh, well
that's mighty OK if I only paid 500 for it!
Give him hell!

Ok, I also wrote asking for more information. Got pretty much the same type of reply. This is what happens when you deal with someone who has the combination of the personality of a buffalo fart with a full-scale IQ that is less than his chronological age. In my field, I call them my colleagues (present company excepted, of course).

Sigmund Fraud, err....Frank Samagaio
M400 #908

________________________________________________________________

Hi Folks , Undaunted, I ventured forth to see what response I'd get.
Unlike the two gruff replies indicated above,here's his cordial
verbatim email reply from that M400 seller in Toronto.........

(howdy jerry-i have no picture-it needs a paint job-
it needs to be cleaned-it has a cmc-10-the serial
# is 1038-there is an extra tape rack(original choir)
plus one inside(flutes ect)-it will play
notes(warbled)-it needs TLC-it hasn't been used in
ten years so metal parts are dirty but in good shape
some of the rubber could be rotten??????
everything works but needs cleaning-if i fix it myself
i'll keep it- iam going to get a digital camera (asap)
just imagine a dirty version of the posted picture- rod )

I worded my questions carefully,as not to cause frayed nerves.
If that unit were lower in price , it would definitely be worth it
to try to fixer-up. (This is provided as a public service anouncement
to all Mellotronists, big/small,young/old, crazy and..........Hmm.
CRAZIER............ Jerry The K