The Mellotron Group

God, It's beautiful! Don't you EVER sell it!


fritz

 

 

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From: tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Jul 18, 2012 4:31 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astounding...


  
    
                  
Crap! Yahoo bites the wad! Anyway, it's in my "Bernie" folder in the Photos section. For some reason, it's smaller than what I uploaded and it's sideways(!).

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@... wrote:
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>  Bernie,
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> Nice story.  When you have a moment, can you share a photo?  I'd love to see it. I do think the Ric is one of, if not, the prettiest instruments ever made.   some day....
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> fritz
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> From: tron400 <tron400@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 18, 2012 7:13 am
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astounding...
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> Fritz,
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> When I was young and stupid(er), I almost sold it. So happy I didn't. The '75 Rics were on display in the store window on the day I bought it. A friend working in the store went to the basement and retrieved my '74. '75 was a major change in the 4001's, so my '74 is probably very similar in feel to your '72. I just ran my hand up and down the neck and bought it without even plugging it in. Never regretted it. The walnut finish is a rare finish for Ric basses.
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> Bernie
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@ wrote:
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> >  I am seriously jealous Bernie.  I used to have a white '72  (at least I think it was '72..it was old) 4001.  Stupid me, I sold it to by a fretless p-bass, which I butchered...the stupidity of youth.
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> > I would love to get a natural 4001 or 4003 some day.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tron400 <tron400@>
> > To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2012 11:59 am
> > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astounding...
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> > So how many of us here have Ric basses? I have a walnut finish '74 4001.
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> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Berington Van Campen <vcmusicorp1@> wrote:
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> > > Actually very Yes-ish, maybe from around the "Drama' period, but the singer was just too creepy!!!!!  Ain't no Jon Anderson there.  Yeah, nice bass... I've got a red one, around late 70s vintage... nuthin' like a nice ol' Ric.  Didn't see any Mellotron here, tho.  Would've been fun, considering the obvious influences.
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> > > Berington Van Campen 
> > > Van Campen Productions / V.C.MusiCorp Scoring
> > > VCMusiCorp1@
> > > The BEATUNES - Beatles Tribute Band
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