Mellotronists

JS wrote:

 OH, and was the black one sold that way or is that an owner mod?  Is it just differently shaped knobs, or are there functional differences?  And expensive or not, they both LOOK awful purty.

Jon E Salley              MiloJohnson@...           M400 #886 

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Greetings Jon  et al ,

The 400SM repaint and different control panel/knobs were fitted by (un)Sound Sales
in Connecticut circa 1977-1979. This was the same timeframe that the magnificent oak
and maple cabinets were available at a cost of ~ $450 as an option during M400
upgrades (SMS3, PML preamp/lineamp, low-noise mods,custom tapes,etc) .

Also bear in mind that Mellotrons (pardon,Novatrons) were simultaneously available
in the UK for approximately £800-850 (US$ 1700-2000 ). Bill imported these,rebadged
them as Mellotrons, "reconditioned" them, and sold them for 2X original cost.  Hmmm.....
My original documents of the time bear witness to this factoid....

NEWS UPDATE:  Perchance,I recently drove past Bill/Nancy Eberline's former
residence in Cornwall Bridge,CT  . I introduced myself to the new owners,
who immed.mentioned that they found "stuff"  stashed-away in the gargage rafters .
They were always curious why there were so many electrical outlets in the gargage.

Anyhoo,these two boxes of "stuff" were sold at a Sunday tag-sale to an unknown person.
She said things like circuit boards,wires,and "metal blocks" were among those things
accidentally discovered in false ceiling in the garage during remodelling.

Some "vintage" Mellotron parts from 20+ years back have now resurfaced??
Wonder what else lies in wait to be uncovered(dug-up) from the "old-days?"
Cheers, Jerry Korb

--- In Mellotronists@y..., jkorb@i... wrote:
>
>
> JS wrote:
>
> > OH, and was the black one sold that way or is that an owner
mod? Is it just differently
> > shaped knobs, or are there functional differences? And expensive
or not, they both LOOK
> > awful purty.
> >
> > Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@t... M400 #886
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> Greetings Jon et al ,
>
> The 400SM repaint and different control panel/knobs were fitted by
(un)Sound Sales
> in Connecticut circa 1977-1979. This was the same timeframe that
the magnificent oak
> and maple cabinets were available at a cost of ~ $450 as an option
during M400
> upgrades (SMS3, PML preamp/lineamp, low-noise mods,custom
tapes,etc) .
>
> Also bear in mind that Mellotrons (pardon,Novatrons) were
simultaneously available
> in the UK for approximately £800-850 (US$ 1700-2000 ). Bill
imported these,rebadged
> them as Mellotrons, "reconditioned" them, and sold them for 2X
original cost. Hmmm.....
> My original documents of the time bear witness to this factoid....
>
> NEWS UPDATE: Perchance,I recently drove past Bill/Nancy Eberline's
former
> residence in Cornwall Bridge,CT . I introduced myself to the new
owners,
> who immed.mentioned that they found "stuff" stashed-away in the
gargage rafters .
> They were always curious why there were so many electrical outlets
in the gargage.
>
> Anyhoo,these two boxes of "stuff" were sold at a Sunday tag-sale to
an unknown person.
> She said things like circuit boards,wires,and "metal blocks" were
among those things
> accidentally discovered in false ceiling in the garage during
remodelling.
>
> Some "vintage" Mellotron parts from 20+ years back have now
resurfaced??
> Wonder what else lies in wait to be uncovered(dug-up) from the "old-
days?"
> Cheers, Jerry Korb