The Mellotron Group

Well alright then!
 
But I must admit that I haven't heard a peep from the mouth of Mr. Resch... 
 at least not on this or the other group list.
 
 
In a message dated 1/21/2011 6:28:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tronbros@aol.com writes:

 
 
 
It'us funny how a few comments gets everyone so fired up.  We really  don't 
have an issue with any digital emulation of the mellotron and our iPad  app 
will soon be revolutionised at such a low price that if thats what you  want
, save your pennies and have fun for the cost of a beer!  Not quite  the 
real thing but bloody good for the price.


The name ownership issue is for others and NOT for us.  We have  never 
suffered from not owning the Mellotron name.  We have an equally,  almost more 
important name and the one musicians remember.  


We are not bitter people and what prompts my personal annoyance is the  
negative selling techniques of Mr Swede.  I have ample evidence of a  paranoid 
android maligning everyone in his path to gain sales.  Our  quotes NEVER 
EVER malign anyone.  I am tempted to reveal all but won't.  So when you think 
we are paranoid about the M unit, it's just  frustration at the pathetic put 
downs and negativity.


We build mellotrons and will continue to do so.  Markus has  abdicated.  


Best,


Martin

_mellotronics.co.uk_ (http://mellotronics.co.uk/)   






On 21 Jan 2011, at 23:00, Gary Brumm <_gabru@comsec.net_ 
(mailto:gabru@comsec.net) > wrote:





 
 
There is no  doubt that a digital machine is much easier and cheaper to 
build.  That  is and the low volume of sales is reflected in the tape machines 
high  price.   
I think you  know as well as Streetly or Marcus what it takes to build one 
of those  mechanical beasts.  I also think you are right that even though it 
may  sell well  
at first it  will likely dwindle off due to its limited use as “a one trick 
pony”  sampler.  Although there are some analogue and electromechanical  
(Mellotron, Hammond)  
I don’t  know that many digital keyboards will achieve that “Hall of Fame” 
 status.  To me they seem to be not an unique in character but who  knows…
.I didn’t appreciate  
the  longevity all of the “classic” analogs I have owned over the years.   
J  
Cheers! 
 
 
 
From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 
_lsf5275@aol.com_ (mailto:lsf5275@aol.com) 
Sent: Friday,  January 21, 2011 1:46 PM
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup]  Re: OT- NAMM 2011

 
 
 
 
Making the  M4000D is less costly in every regard than a real tron. Chips 
are cheap. The  profit margins have to be far better with the digital machine 
and you can  assemble a couple in a few hours. Take it from me. I've built 
a number of  Mellotrons from the frame up, but I don't build cabinets (yet) 
and I don't  have to machine the parts. I think the labor cost on the 
digital machine is  very low. In short, he can crank them out. But if he builds 
200 of them,  that's going to be more than Streetly is ever going to make (in 
my  opinion).
 

 
I think  Markus will sell a bunch of them. But eventually the buzz will die 
down, and  once all the sounds are out there, there won't be anything to 
sell to the  customer base. He'll bury the Memotron, but Streetly will sell 
all of the  hand crafted, lovingly assembled M4000s they care to make. There 
just won't  be as many of them as there are digital machines.
 

 
I imagine  many tron owners will also have the digital machine, but by 
keeping his  price low, he could bury the Memotron.
 

 
Here is a  graph of the Dollar against the Krona. There is no justification 
for a 30%  increase in the price of Markus' digital machine. Perhaps the 
price increase  may prove to be a mistake in the long run.
 

 
_http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/SEK/graph120.html_ 
(http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/SEK/graph120.html) 
 

 
 
In a message  dated 1/21/2011 4:17:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
_gabru@comsec.net_ (mailto:gabru@comsec.net)   writes:

 
 
Drinks  are all I can afford to bet in this economy…if you throw in the 
dinner and  airfare….with a night’s hotel stay to recover  
that’s a  few grand at least….but win or lose it would be fun….oh that’s 
right Frank  I forgot you quit drinking….I just saved  
at least  $50+….it would have been more but I haven’t quit (yet…in 2 years 
who knows  :)  I’ll leave you with your own words:   
“The buzz I  am hearing is, "... here is a Mellotron that I can afford ." I 
believe  that Markus will sell a bunch of these machines,  
no matter  what he named it. In 6 months he'll probably sell more of them 
than all  the real Mellotrons Streetly could ever make.” 
Frank  (#1) 
January  20, 2011 
Best to  you! J 
Gary 
 
 
 
From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 
_lsf5275@aol.com_ (mailto:lsf5275@aol.com) 
Sent: Friday,  January 21, 2011 12:49 PM
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011

 
 
 
 
I will  happily take that bet.
 
Frank
 
 
In a  message dated 1/21/2011 1:20:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
_gabru@comsec.net_ (mailto:gabru@comsec.net)   writes:

I would   
be  willing to bet Marcus makes more money selling those in the next couple 
 of years than all of the Mellotron and Streetly tape machines   
sold in the last  ten.