The Mellotron Group

an M4000....sigh...one can dream.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 27, 2011 10:03 am
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The financial crisis


  
    
                  
I don't see the Chamberlin as an alternative or replacement for a Mellotron. They are subtly different (as we all know)... an M4000 is an amazing machine, probably the greatest tool for a real mellotronist yet devised. Plus--buying a Chamberlin doesn't keep Harry or Richard going whereas patronage to Streetly keeps a living source for parts and technology for these machines alive. I have devised a giant piggy bank ( house sized) in which I am saving for the M5000 which will live in peace and harmony alongside the M1 and M400.


On Apr 27, 2011, at 6:45 AM, tron400 wrote:


     


Frank has a new M4000 that cost less than the Chamberlin went for. I have to wonder if he's sorry he didn't save his money to bid on the Chamberlin. It would have cost only him a couple of grand more than his M4000.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, djacques@... wrote:
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> Considering that three years ago a beautiful Mark II went for 12000, I would say that this buyer may have overpaid. 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@...>
> Sender: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:55:48 
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] The financial crisis
> 
> I think it says there are still some people in this economy with more money than brains…………
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Daily
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:20 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The financial crisis
> 
> 
>   I thought it might get above $8000 or so.  I wonder what this says about the economy?  Of course, one Chamberlin M1 is like having 2 2/3rds M400s (in terms of voices).  Was there a bidding war between just a few bidders at the last minute?
> 
>   I hope it found a good home.
> 
>    -Bruce D.
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> --- On Tue, 4/26/11, Dieter <dieter_vanmarcke@...<mailto:dieter_vanmarcke@...>>; wrote:
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> From: Dieter <dieter_vanmarcke@...<mailto:dieter_vanmarcke@...>>;
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] The financial crisis
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 3:36 AM
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150590670183&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
> 
> Oh, is the crisis over?
> Or a very normal price for this?
> 
> Dieter
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