Mellotronists

I guess I'm glad I don't live in China...I don't think they have their
version of Wheel Of Fortune on TV, their board version of Scrabble,
nor a big crossword puzzle in their Sunday newspapers.

(And they still haven't figured out how they're going to get people in
Hong Kong to drive on the right side of the road)

Darn, I think I did it again!

...or tape replay machines. But they do have giant Budweiser signs 
outside the Dali Lama's summer palace in Llhasa.


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "mellotrongirl" 
<mellotrongirl@h...> wrote:
> I guess I'm glad I don't live in China...I don't think they have
their
> version of Wheel Of Fortune on TV, their board version of Scrabble,
> nor a big crossword puzzle in their Sunday newspapers.
> 
> (And they still haven't figured out how they're going to get people
in
> Hong Kong to drive on the right side of the road)

On 23 Jul 2005, at 06:45, mellotrongirl wrote:

> I guess I'm glad I don't live in China...I don't think they have their
> version of Wheel Of Fortune on TV, their board version of Scrabble,
> nor a big crossword puzzle in their Sunday newspapers.

If they didn't have golf either, I'd move there. Sounds idyllic!
>
> (And they still haven't figured out how they're going to get people in
> Hong Kong to drive on the right side of the road)

At least they didn't invent the Edsel or the Pinto!
Meanwhile, the Birmingham auto industry is bloody well owned by them!
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/irep23e_20050723.htm

That Merrotlon joke may not be far away!!

I don't think either of our great nations should mock 'em!

Pip pip!

Cx


http://www.s-club.co.uk
        Sundae Club*
         PO Box 862
         Cheltenham
           GL52 2XT

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Colin Crawford <g-
colin.crawford@v...> wrote:
> 
> On 23 Jul 2005, at 06:45, mellotrongirl wrote:
> 
> > I guess I'm glad I don't live in China...I don't think they have 
their
> > version of Wheel Of Fortune on TV, their board version of 
Scrabble,
> > nor a big crossword puzzle in their Sunday newspapers.
> 
> If they didn't have golf either, I'd move there. Sounds idyllic!

It isn't popular yet, but I've seen some nice courses here. They do 
have some interesting game shows, though. And the soap operas are as 
bad as anywhere.

> >
> > (And they still haven't figured out how they're going to get 
people in
> > Hong Kong to drive on the right side of the road)
> 
> At least they didn't invent the Edsel or the Pinto!
> Meanwhile, the Birmingham auto industry is bloody well owned by 
them!
> http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/irep23e_20050723.htm

The most common cars here are Volkswagon, Audi, Buick, Mercedes, 
Cadillac and Kia. Some really nice 3 and 4 story houses between 
Shanghai and Hangzhou, mostly belonging to the farmers. Some folks 
here are making pretty serious $$$.

Bernie

> 
> That Merrotlon joke may not be far away!!
> 
> I don't think either of our great nations should mock 'em!
> 
> Pip pip!
> 
> Cx
> 
> 
> http://www.s-club.co.uk
>         Sundae Club*
>          PO Box 862
>          Cheltenham
>            GL52 2XT

Hey!
    Let's not forget that, thanks to China and their
agressive tech industry, we can now afford some very
decent microphones with which to record our amplified
'trons and such.  China's tendency towards mass
production of German other such design interpretations
has most  definitely changed the recording industry. 
Previously prohibitively- priced gear is now being
built inexpensively and quickly by the Chinese and
companies like Studio Projects and Pacific Pro Audio
make some fairly nice, reliable mics for the money. 
     Just a little re-connecting of the subject
matter.
-Jack Younger
EMI103S "Wishing it had been Chinese-built in the
first place"      


		
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Yeah - I've managed to pick up a few different Chinese
manufactured mics from SE Electronics - very well priced.

Currently considering the Nady ribbon mic, get 'em now!  With
the recent decoupling of the Chinese currency from the
American dollar, I suspect those prices will be going up.

A friend of mine just returned from China, after spending a
couple years there.  He managed to start a little business by
manufacturing hemp-products.  Cheap labor and factories - he
managed to become a bit of an industrialist.

...now, if someone started a Mellotron factory in China...

-jh


--- Jack Younger <e4103s@...> wrote:

> 
> Hey!
>     Let's not forget that, thanks to China and their
> agressive tech industry, we can now afford some very
> decent microphones with which to record our amplified
> 'trons and such.  China's tendency towards mass
> production of German other such design interpretations
> has most  definitely changed the recording industry. 
> Previously prohibitively- priced gear is now being
> built inexpensively and quickly by the Chinese and
> companies like Studio Projects and Pacific Pro Audio
> make some fairly nice, reliable mics for the money. 
>      Just a little re-connecting of the subject
> matter.
> -Jack Younger
> EMI103S "Wishing it had been Chinese-built in the
> first place"      
> 
> 
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> ...now, if someone started a Mellotron factory in China...
> 

Let's see...with a Chinese yuan to U.S. dollar exchange rate of 8.11
to 1....sounds good!

Maybe an M400 with a cabinet similar to this?

http://www.sfrosewood.com/SF1005.html

Bernie

With the tape frame.


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@a... wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 7/23/2005 9:47:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> kornowicz@c... writes:
> 
> http://www.sfrosewood.com/SF1005.html
> 
> 
> Yeah right. Where's the keyboard?