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Re: Mellotron M4000

2013-04-14 by Dieter

The hangover was quite OK in the end... 
The blown head gasket, that's a different story.  I was very lucky to end up in Ghent after a days drive with a broken car.  Now it's up to the garage...

Thanks again!

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:
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> Oooooh, we're all embarrased! How's the hangover and blown head gasket?
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> Best,
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> M
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> 1963 to 2013 - 50 years of mellotrons
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> mellotronics.com on my iPad
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> 
> 
> 
> On 12 Apr 2013, at 22:46, "Dieter" <dieter_vanmarcke@...> wrote:
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> > Hello!
> > 
> > I've bought an M4000! Yesterday I was with Martin and John in their magical place and we had a great time. Apart from making the best Mellotron you ever heard, they are wonderful people with a great sense of humor.
> > 
> > I was quite nervous playing the first chord on my new tron at Streetly, but what I heard just a few seconds later when I played a Cm6 with the "Gothic" sound, made me happy as a child. They put hard work in the instrument and the result is extraordinary!
> > 
> > As they will probably read this message as well: 
> > THANK YOU, John and Martin!
> > 
> >
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