Mellotronists

Gang,

Point your thingy at http://www.kleonard.com for some new things 
Mellotronic from MONEYPIT and more.

MONEYPIT has had a very busy start to the year with all kinds of things 
going on.  MONEYPIT is the Mellotron Owners of New England, or Mellotron 
Owners Needing Excessive Yen for Purchases for Improving their Trons, or a 
new one from Prof. Korb - Mellotron Owners of New England Yearn for Parts 
Improved and Traditional.  Between restoring Mike Pinder's Mark II, getting 
#1037 running, visits to other parts of the country, and the occasional 
M400 work weekend, MONEYPIT and others who have been sucked in have been 
quite busy.

In addition I had the pleasure of visiting the East Coast Streetly rep Mr. 
Jimmy Moore and his wonderful family.  During that visit I got some snaps 
of his awesome FX Console, and (as many of you have probably already read) 
we got to take in a concert with Radio Massacre International, comprising 
regular contributor Duncan Goddard with equally talented friends Steve and 
Gary.

A lot going on?  Oh yeah.


* MONEYPIT March 19-22, 2004:  #1037's revival--and the restoration of an 
ex-Pinder Mark II!
http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/vt0304/start.htm

Folks new to the list may want to start with the following link to see 
#1037's humble beginnings:
http://www.kleonard.com/gear/1037/Default.htm


* Return to MONEYPIT South - March 28, 2004:  Our EMI owner in the Boston 
area manages to land an M400!
http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mps101803/return.htm

Folks new to the list may want to start with the initial visit to have a 
look at the EMI:
http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mps101803/start.htm


* MONEYPIT heads to New Jersey - April 23-25, 2004.  For afficionados of 
yesteryear take a virtual tour of the old Morris Canal.  And for 'tron 
afficionados, visit with us to Fritz Doddy's Tree Fort where we were 
interviewed for a radio show on WNYC and got to hear the awesome new 
Mellotron sounds that Fritz put together.
http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpma0404/default.htm

Make sure you check out the audio for Fritz's NEW MELLOTRON SOUNDS--now 
available for YOUR Mellotron, too!!!

AND---Puff Doddy and the Tape Replayers announce their latest 
album:  LOUNGEOUS MAXIMUS.  Rare behind the scenes video snippet included.


* The Mellotron says, "Mooooooooooo!!" - More pictures of Jimmy Moore's FX 
Console from May 7-9.  Complete with original FX tapes.  A few sounds 
snippets are included.
http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mellotronia/jmfx.htm


* r.m.i. concert review, May 8...Two 'trons and all...
http://www.kleonard.com/music/concerts/rmi040508.htm


Believe it or not there's more to come...

* Mark II Surgery in the Southwest
* An EMI/M400 double-header on Memorial Day Weekend


Click on over for loads of pictures, sound snippets, and even a few short 
video clips!

Appreciation for 'tronnic fun goes to Professor Jerry and Mali Korb, 
Jerry's mom in New Jersey, Jimmy and Nancy Moore and family 
Jimmy/Chris/Anna, Duncan/Steve/Gary of r.m.i., Jeff Coultier, Fritz and 
Valerie and family Adrienne and Jake, Jad and Amy of WNYC, Paul Santo and 
Katie (taking an M400 out of my car by myself is a bear!!), Ken Merbler 
Triangle, Frank Samagaio, Martin and JB for parts, Mellotron Archives' 
Markus R. for info about the SMS-5 that I needed in a pinch, the Canal 
Society of New Jersey, and Mill's Bakery.  Did I leave anyone out?

Have fun!

...kl...
M400 #805 - left on the sidelines
M400 #1037 - second banana to that over-stuffed mark II...grumble, grumble...

** Ken Leonard - Web Table of Contents:  http://www.kleonard.com
** Get Outdoors New England:  http://www.GONewEngland.org

Ken Leonard wrote:

> Gang,
>
> Point your thingy at http://www.kleonard.com for some new things
> Mellotronic from MONEYPIT and more.
>
> MONEYPIT has had a very busy start to the year with all kinds of things
> going on.  MONEYPIT is the Mellotron Owners of New England, or Mellotron
> Owners Needing Excessive Yen for Purchases for Improving their Trons, or a
> new one from Prof. Korb - Mellotron Owners of New England Yearn for Parts
> Improved and Traditional.  Between restoring Mike Pinder's Mark II, getting
> #1037 running, visits to other parts of the country, and the occasional
> M400 work weekend, MONEYPIT and others who have been sucked in have been
> quite busy.
>

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Greetings Gang,

To add a bit more background to the incredible Webpages
of KL,  MONEYPIT  had its humble beginnings in 1998 with
the visit of KL and KM for the weekend.  The moniker immed.
was approp.  How many people in the world are willing to
invest loads of dosh  in quirky musical  instru. 30-40 years old ??
50's era cars yes, but a little white box often filled with "black rice" ?

Though the name MONEYPIT implies membership or
residency in  New England, this isn't written in granite.
Thru  these 6 years, we've been to
Toronto twice, Philly Workshop once, and many many
more visits to each other's digs for Mellotronist's
Hunchback or Cycling Sciatica. WHY do we do this ?
"Have Wobblies, Will Travel"  ......Sorry Paladin !

I originally hailed from NJ , where the Mellotron first
landed for general sales/dist.  Though NJ is much maligned
and joked-about  ("Joisey, what exit ?" ), I  must
support my  region  of  it ,which abounds in early techno
innovations (Edison,Tron sales, canals,etc). I'm sure those NJ
members on our List ( I know of at least 9 ) will agree.

Just take a look at Larry "Synergy" Fast's latest CD,
"Reconstructed Artifacts." Composed/recorded entirely
in Morris Cty, the CD artwork is full of pix of early things electrical.
Incl. an Edison voltmeter on front cover....'Nuff said......

Then I moved  to CT. Did I follow the Tron or vice-versa?
Dunno.... I just happened to be 1/2 to 1 hr. away
from Sound Sales' three locations, and Bomar's digs
in Southbury. Just as I was when in Bergen Cty ,from Dallas
Arbiter in Mahwah and Allendale .

MONEYPIT implies a feeling of community. We're kindred spirits
all committed ( & we SHOULD be!) to a common cause
for preservation and the use of these unique instruments.
Where else can you find people ages 20 to mid 50s,
all backgrounds, careers,personalities, etc .  unified like no other ?
By KL's orig. definition underscored above, we ALL belong
to MONEYPIT .

Take your time perusing KL's Webpages,  I'm sure they'll
entertain , amuse and inform , all simultaneously.  From the
Canadian Border all the way to Tijuana MX, MONEYPIT LIVES !!

Ciao,  JK

In a message dated 6/9/2004 5:24:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
ken@... writes:
Make sure you check out the audio for Fritz's NEW MELLOTRON SOUNDS--now 
available for YOUR Mellotron, too!!!
Ken, thanks for the updated, deluxe web pages.  The only thing better is 
having #134, Sharayah, sitting right next to me as I write this (although sadly 
awaiting replacement of a broken RH cycling motor mount bolt! - How often does 
THAT happen, JB?)

Fritzer, I love the Angry Strings.  Sounds very ELO-ish (to me anyway).

Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
MkII #134 / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron Book