Mellotronists

Mike Reina is rebuilding his recording studio and needs to raise some  
money. He is offering his Mellotron for sale. I completely restored this  
Mellotron back in 2007 and then last year (2010) it came back for some further  
improvements. Many of you might remember it. I called it "Lazarus" and for 
good  reason. The photos show why.
 
This Mellotron is exceptional and I am very proud of it. Mike recently  
formed a band with Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins) called Skysaw, and this 
 Mellotron is prominently featured on that record. It has an amazing 
keyboard  that is lightning-fast and the machine just sounds wonderful.
 
Lazarus comes with a flight case, so if it has to be shipped, this will  
make it that much easier to do. Mike would like $5,500.00 for it and it's 
worth  every dime. If anyone in the group is interested, please let me know. 
Before it  goes to its new owner, I intend to go through it one last time as a 
favor to  Mike to make sure it is perfect.
 
This Mellotron isn't inexpensive, but nothing needs to be done to it. It  
will come with a full set of maintenance instructions and a complete photo  
journal of all the work that went into making it what it has become. It 
should  give many years of trouble free use, with absolute reliability.
 
Frank
 
This is the machine. Additional photos of the rebuild and the interior are  
available to any interested party.