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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Just a small request...

2011-09-15 by lsf5275@aol.com

Mel named himself. We keep him in a closet in the cellar, but now that  he 
has a puppet he seems OK with it.
 
 
In a message dated 9/15/2011 7:04:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
barrickjohn262@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 
The first time I saw it mentioned was on Ken's site, but either I misread,  
or it was mis-typed as Shararyah, and I remember thinking what an awkward  
name.

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:33 PM, <_lsf5275@aol.com_ 
(mailto:lsf5275@aol.com) > wrote:


 
 
 
Frank told me he named it. I  can't remember how he came up with the name 
but it meant something to him. I  think it was the name of a former 
girlfriend.
 

 
In a message dated 9/15/2011 6:24:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
_fourtytwominds@yahoo.com_ (mailto:fourtytwominds@yahoo.com)  writes:

 
If I understand right, Jerry Korb named the unit that during  restoration. 
I googled it and it comes up as a single release by a  Christian music 
singer, and as an obscure women's  name.

-Sean

--- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) , lsf5275@...  wrote:
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> Frank called his Mark II, "Sharayah." I have no  idea why. Now that I 
have 
> it I just call it "Frank's Mark II." I  guess that's how I will always 
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> of it. I'm fine with  that.
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> Frank
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>  marabus@... writes:
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> I  call my completely restored Mellotron/Novatron Model 400SM/#M1835 
>  affectionately Sweet Loretta Martin :-) 
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> On Sep 13, 2011, at 9:11 AM, tronbros  wrote:
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> Would everyone in the  entire world stop calling inanimate objects, 
> INCLUDING MELLOTRONS  by christian names! It's utter madness.
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> Thankyou,
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> Martin 
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> (_http://mellotronics.co.uk/_ (http://mellotronics.co.uk/) ) 
_mellotronics.co.uk_  
> (_http://mellotronics.co.uk/_ (http://mellotronics.co.uk/) )
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-- 
john barrick


*Leo got it right the first time*
*then he added a second pickup and got it righter*

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