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Hi Stephen,
Was this tron used in a band at all?
John
M300#005

> hello all
> i am looking for a particular mellotron 400sm which was last owned by
> myself 20 years ago. it is covered in white melomine and has a white
> padded cover. last seen in Doncaster,South Yorkshire,UK if you own it
> or know who does then please contact me. Steve Davis
>

Hi Steve,

You need to tell us more. All 400s were white melamine (as far as I know). What year is it. What tapes did it have?

Best wishes,

Robert W

From: "stephen davis" <stevedavis@...>
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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:30:38 -0000
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Mellotronists] mellotron search

hello all
i am looking for a particular mellotron 400sm which was last owned by myself 20 years ago.
it is covered in white melomine and has a white padded cover.
last seen in Doncaster,South Yorkshire,UK
if you own it or know who does then please contact me.
Steve Davis

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On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Robert Webb wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> You need to tell us more. All 400s were white melamine (as far as I know).
> What year is it. What tapes did it have?

melamine?

mine is white laquered (painted) wood.
(i even have the name of the company that manufactured the paint
somewhere... john and martin probably know this one also...)
every other one I have ever seen is such.
(aside from the black one some of us saw at philly-tron this year)

i thought melamine was plastic-like substance?
(like... linoleum or something...)

...jeff

> Best wishes,
>
> Robert W
>
> From: "stephen davis" <stevedavis@...>
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> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:30:38 -0000
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> Subject: [Mellotronists] mellotron search
>
>
> hello all
> i am looking for a particular mellotron 400sm which was last owned by myself
> 20 years ago.
> it is covered in white melomine and has a white padded cover.
> last seen in Doncaster,South Yorkshire,UK
> if you own it or know who does then please contact me.
> Steve Davis
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Dear All,

There's a moments confusion - no Mellotrons were in white melamine unless you were Paul Mc. and had special EMI 400s to contend with.  I would suggest that Steve's machine was a custom job.

Cheers,

Martin

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hello all,
thank you for your response.
to address all your queries ---
firstly the mellotron was used on the road in both my band and the
subsequent owners band in and around the north of England/Sheffield etc.
as far as I was aware melltorons were finished with the wood carcass
painted/sprayed white not covered in melamine.
this is certainly the case with this model as it was covered in the stuff
whilst in my ownership.
melamine is a thin plastic like veneer applied to all sorts of products as a
hard wearing protective finish.
the machine had the normal standard flutes/violin/cello tape rack and also
choirs and something else on a spare rack.
I do not know the serial number unfortunately.
It was bought from me by a chap nicknamed Horse (drummer) and used in his
progressive rock band in Doncaster.around 1980 ish.
it had a home made white padded cover fluted at the front.
thanks for your help.
If streetly are reading this further to my enquiries a few months ago I am
still searching for this particular machine which is of sentimental
importance to me - can you help?
Steve Davis

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Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] mellotron search


> Hi Stephen,
> Was this tron used in a band at all?
> John
> M300#005
>
> > hello all
> > i am looking for a particular mellotron 400sm which was last owned by
> > myself 20 years ago. it is covered in white melomine and has a white
> > padded cover. last seen in Doncaster,South Yorkshire,UK if you own it
> > or know who does then please contact me. Steve Davis
> >
>
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Hello John
No it wasn,t Limelight - but what a brill band they are/were.
I remember watching them as a mere slip of a lad and just watching in
amazement - far too good for a club band dont you think?
what happened to the brothers Scrimshaw?
Steve

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From: J.K.Beresford <j.k.beresford@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] mellotron search


> Stephen,
> I'm in Sheffield. The band wasn't Limelight by any chance was it?
> John
> m300#005
>
> > hello all,
> > thank you for your response.
> > to address all your queries ---
> > firstly the mellotron was used on the road in both my band and the
> > subsequent owners band in and around the north of England/Sheffield
> > etc. as far as I was aware melltorons were finished with the wood
> > carcass painted/sprayed white not covered in melamine. this is
> > certainly the case with this model as it was covered in the stuff
> > whilst in my ownership. melamine is a thin plastic like veneer applied
> > to all sorts of products as a hard wearing protective finish. the
> > machine had the normal standard flutes/violin/cello tape rack and also
> > choirs and something else on a spare rack. I do not know the serial
> > number unfortunately. It was bought from me by a chap nicknamed Horse
> > (drummer) and used in his progressive rock band in Doncaster.around
> > 1980 ish. it had a home made white padded cover fluted at the front.
> > thanks for your help. If streetly are reading this further to my
> > enquiries a few months ago I am still searching for this particular
> > machine which is of sentimental importance to me - can you help? Steve
> > Davis ----- Original Message ----- From: J.K.Beresford
> > <j.k.beresford@...> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: Re:
> > [Mellotronists] mellotron search
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> >
> > > Hi Stephen,
> > > Was this tron used in a band at all?
> > > John
> > > M300#005
> > >
> > > > hello all
> > > > i am looking for a particular mellotron 400sm which was last owned
> > > > by myself 20 years ago. it is covered in white melomine and has a
> > > > white padded cover. last seen in Doncaster,South Yorkshire,UK if
> > > > you own it or know who does then please contact me. Steve Davis
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Stephen,
I'm in Sheffield. The band wasn't Limelight by any chance was it?
John
m300#005

> hello all,
> thank you for your response.
> to address all your queries ---
> firstly the mellotron was used on the road in both my band and the
> subsequent owners band in and around the north of England/Sheffield
> etc. as far as I was aware melltorons were finished with the wood
> carcass painted/sprayed white not covered in melamine. this is
> certainly the case with this model as it was covered in the stuff
> whilst in my ownership. melamine is a thin plastic like veneer applied
> to all sorts of products as a hard wearing protective finish. the
> machine had the normal standard flutes/violin/cello tape rack and also
> choirs and something else on a spare rack. I do not know the serial
> number unfortunately. It was bought from me by a chap nicknamed Horse
> (drummer) and used in his progressive rock band in Doncaster.around
> 1980 ish. it had a home made white padded cover fluted at the front.
> thanks for your help. If streetly are reading this further to my
> enquiries a few months ago I am still searching for this particular
> machine which is of sentimental importance to me - can you help? Steve
> Davis ----- Original Message ----- From: J.K.Beresford
> <j.k.beresford@...> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: Re:
> [Mellotronists] mellotron search
>
>
> > Hi Stephen,
> > Was this tron used in a band at all?
> > John
> > M300#005
> >
> > > hello all
> > > i am looking for a particular mellotron 400sm which was last owned
> > > by myself 20 years ago. it is covered in white melomine and has a
> > > white padded cover. last seen in Doncaster,South Yorkshire,UK if
> > > you own it or know who does then please contact me. Steve Davis
> > >
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-----Original Message-----
From: stephen davis [mailto:stevedavis@...]
Sent: 14 December 2001 09:40
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] mellotron search


Hi Stephen


Hello John
No it wasn,t Limelight - but what a brill band they are/were.
I remember watching them as a mere slip of a lad and just watching in
amazement - far too good for a club band dont you think?
what happened to the brothers Scrimshaw?


Well, oddly enough, I spoke to Glenn Scrimshaw a few weeks ago, after being
put onto him by the guy who bought his Mellotron, only three years ago. We
talked about Limelight for a while, then he said I should come to see him
play in his Queen tribute band, Mercury, when they played London. I duly
did, and had another chat, and I'm supposed to be calling him back soon, but
as a working musician he's out most nights.

Pat, Limelight's drummer is also in the band, and his brother only left them
a couple of years ago, and Glenn was talking vaguely about the three of them
doing some Limelight-type stuff sometime, but I suspect it's a case of
'don't hold your breath'.

Oh, and when he asked me 'What got you into the Mellotron', I answered,
'You!'. They were the first band I saw close up with one, and I was always
fascinated by the thing. And the rest is history...

Andy T.
M400 #1145

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