Mellotronists

Hi all,
    Just want everyone to know I have personally played Clay's MkVI and it is 
indeed a fine machine. It sounded great and felt like a new machine.
    Older trons are all very unique. My own Streetly restored tron is 
incredibly stable and reliable and I use mine all the time.  It requires no 
warm up time and it drives like an English roadster.My favorite playing 
machine though is Ken Leonard's M400.  The feel of the keyboard is like 
butter.  

Fritz m400#1697...

>My favorite playing
>machine though is Ken Leonard's M400.  The feel of the keyboard is like
>butter.

heh...Oh, look.  #805 is blushing!  :-)

At the time you played it, Fritz, it wasn't adjusted "right"---it was way 
too light per the 'tron spec.  I didn't go for the "2 cranks" on the pinch 
rollers or the "1 crank" on the pad arm, just "enough" to get it to not 
have wobblies.

However the aging pinch rollers and the new tape formulations are taking 
their toll, and over time I've become a little cranky.

...kl...M400 #805 - definitely cranky
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