Mellotronists

I will probably sell my mellotron M400 white finish perfect state of
order with two sets of tapes. Anybody had an idea of what it could
reasonably worth ?

thanks

Hello Everybody!
I have an original M400S #1396 in Olimpic White Finish, It has Flutes,
Strings and Sax/Trumpet I think, It's in very good condition and
working like the first day. I have pictures and samples to send.
Any serious interested people let me know, thanks.

stratstar@...

I'm enjoying this pop gem this morning while I write a programming
spec for a customer. Great stuff with a nice quirky sense of humour.

I'll spin something else "tronny" by one of our brethren this
afternoon...something by Northern California proggers Metaphor, I
think.
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On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, nelsonpombal wrote:

> Hello Everybody!
> I have an original M400S #1396 in Olimpic White Finish, It has Flutes,
> Strings and Sax/Trumpet I think, It's in very good condition and
> working like the first day. I have pictures and samples to send.
> Any serious interested people let me know, thanks.
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> stratstar@...

are you really located in argentina?
X-Yahoo-Post-IP: 201.255.14.167

shipping to another country would cost quite a few bucks, and
could greatly impact the final cost.

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On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, Nelson Pombal wrote:

> Yes I'm near Buenos Aires, but final price depends on shipping cost, I think we can find a solution, thanks.

it's amazing how so few mellotrons have been scattered the world over!
[i actually already own one, but was just verifying the location.]

i bet you'll find a buyer for it soon.
they have been selling pretty fast recently.


so how many continents now have confirmed mellotron sightings?


...jeff

> jeffc@... wrote:On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, nelsonpombal wrote:
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> > Hello Everybody!
> > I have an original M400S #1396 in Olimpic White Finish, It has Flutes,
> > Strings and Sax/Trumpet I think, It's in very good condition and
> > working like the first day. I have pictures and samples to send.
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Gang,
I just made a new folder, SKIP_TRON, of 19 photos. This weekend, I'm going to list the baby on ebay at a starting price of 3,000.00, plus what I'm guessing will be around 200.00 for shipping (this might be wildly off - I've gotta do some research, and any advice would be gladly taken.) I'm including the particulars below. If anyone has any questions or interest before it goes on the block, give me a call. Thanks, and wish me luck,

Skip Davis
651-336-1264
skipsnips@...

Mellotron 400S, Serial #878. I purchased it around 1986 from Roger Dumas, owner of Roger Dodger Music in Mpls., MN It came with a homemade Anvil case stenciled Mason Profit (their one hit was "Two Hangmen Hangin' from a Tree") that was so wobbly I never used it, and ended up abandoning it somewhere.
It is in working condition, except for the low and high D keys; the high has more wow and flutter than it should, and the low has stiction to the point it won't play the whole length of tape. It has the original paint that has yellowed, with the dings you would expect (I can post pictures, if you like.) I will include a new (in 1986) set of tapes loaded in a frame in an attractive leatherette briefcase that I purchased from the Mellotron Corp. when I bought the keyboard. The salesman told me that they were new recordings of the original masters that were several db hotter than the original set, with a better snr. I had good intentions, but never got around to installing them.
I also have two (what I believe are) mimeographed copies of the owner's manual; they are stapled together and begin on page three with the introduction and end on page 33 with hand drawn schematics of the scope check points, power supply, and attenuator. I will also include the instructions Mellotron sent me for installing the new set of tapes, and some sales brochures for Novatron stuff.