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Re: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell

2012-06-13 by Mark Pring

I am sure he can, I wish he lived in New Zealand!

From: JAMES STRAUSS <jandjstrz@verizon.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2012 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell

No problem, Frank can handle it.

--- On Wed, 6/13/12, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 5:21 PM

Inside doesn't look too bad, better than mine, but the cabinet looks wrecked, worse than mine.

Mark

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2012 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell

At least it has an SMS motor controller. Quite a low serial number. Maybe it has a brass capstan.
It's certainly rough.
-Bruce D.

From: tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:29 AM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] A fixer upper from hell

Looks like it needs lots of fixing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/mellotron-400s-/200775277300?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item2ebf239af4

Bernie







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