The Mellotron Group

I see it went for $9000, buy now price.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Charles" <charel196@...> wrote:
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> another one on Ebay
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-Chamberlin-M1-M-1-Optigan-Mellotron-/330567982620?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item4cf7631e1c
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@> wrote:
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> > Mark, I can post note to note samples I made from the same amplifier and
> > recording sytems if you like.. It might be better if I actually played the
> > same musical passages on the two instuments but I am away from them for
> > the next week
> > 
> > > Any chance of posting a recording?
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt"
> > > <tomdcour@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I can compare form an M1 and an M400 on the cello and 3 violins. I can't
> > >> say which I like better though... the M1 is brighter in both cases but
> > >> the
> > >> M400 seems fuller. Two slightly different sounding instruments but each
> > >> with its purpose. The M1 sounds better to me with the tone control
> > >> nearly
> > >> all the way up - the M400 I have the tone at less than half.
> > >>
> > >> > I would be interested to hear I direct comparison of the 3 violins
> > >> played
> > >> > on an M400 and a Chamberlin, has anybody on the list got a working
> > >> > Chamberlin, did Mattias sort his out?
> > >> >
> > >> > Mark
> > >> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Maybe different but not better.  The M400 is capable of hifi quality
> > >> if
> > >> >> given good source material.  It is not the muffled lofi beast
> > >> everyone
> > >> >> assumes.  We have put excellent commercial recordings through them
> > >> and
> > >> >> they handle up to 16k, clear and precisely.  Never underestimate the
> > >> >> potential of a mellotron.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Best,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> M
> > >> >>
> > >> >> mellotronics.co.uk
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On 22 May 2011, at 00:32, "markpringnz" <markpringnz@> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > Would these sound a lot different played through a chamberlin? I
> > >> would
> > >> >> guess that they would.
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