The Mellotron Group

And me with a pain in all the diodes down my left side.......

On 1/21/2011 3:44 PM, djacques@csulb.edu wrote:
>
> Love the reference to Marvin from Hitchhiker's Guide. You guys crack 
> me up.
>
> I am in London in march. Can I come and meet you guys and maybe do 
> some business?
>
> David
>
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
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> *From: * tronbros <tronbros@aol.com>
> *Sender: * newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> *Date: *Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:27:39 +0000
> *To: *newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> *ReplyTo: * newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject: *Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
>
> 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 \u201ca one 
>> trick pony\u201d sampler.  Although there are some analogue and 
>> electromechanical  (Mellotron, Hammond)
>>
>> I don\u2019t know that many digital keyboards will achieve that \u201cHall of 
>> Fame\u201d status.  To me they seem to be not an unique in character but 
>> who knows\u2026.I didn\u2019t appreciate
>>
>> the longevity all of the \u201cclassic\u201d 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
>>
>> 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\u2026if you throw
>>     in the dinner and airfare\u2026.with a night\u2019s hotel stay to recover
>>
>>     that\u2019s a few grand at least\u2026.but win or lose it would be fun\u2026.oh
>>     that\u2019s right Frank I forgot you quit drinking\u2026.I just saved
>>
>>     at least $50+\u2026.it would have been more but I haven\u2019t quit (yet\u2026in
>>     2 years who knows :)  I\u2019ll leave you with your own words:
>>
>>     \u201cThe 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.\u201d
>>
>>     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.
>>
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