The Mellotron Group

>  Both responses are reasonable- it is hard for me to be utilitarian when it
> comes to thinking about the tron.
>  
> 
> Besides that, a new MkVI is only $1000 more and an M4000 is only
> $1330 more. Both end up being cheaper if you take those massive
> repair bills into account.
> 
> Bernie
> 
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "David Jacques"
> <djacques@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Simple: The guitar is an iconic item. The Mellotron is not.
>> > 
>> >  
>> > 
>> > From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Tom Doncourt
>> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:18 AM
>> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] My $400 offer was turned down!!
>> > 
>> >  
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Okay- I know I'll get into trouble on this but........ Please
> explain to me
>> > ( as if to an idiot) why the value of an instrument that is 35+
> years  and
>> > one of only 1000 or so in the world shouldn't double or triple or
> even be
>> > ten times the original asking price? I've watched the price of
> fender and
>> > gibson guitars that my friends bought with paper route money go out
> the roof
>> > so why not mellotrons? I'm not saying I want this to be the case ,
> I'm just
>> > wondering why it isn't so. $5800 IS a lot of money considering that
> the
>> > machine will need a couple of thousand to bring it up to optimum
> playing
>> > order but it didn't look that bad. TD
>> > 
>> > In a message dated 10/23/2008 5:07:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> > pocotron@... writes:
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Nope, not even $1800 (if that).  Brass capstan (hope it's
> straight),  hums,
>> > and it almost looks like someone sat on the keyboard.  Warped
> cheek  blocks,
>> > maybe moisture damage.  They didn't say if it works.  No  evidence
> of a
>> > cover on the spillbox, either.  What are the voices?
>> >  
>> >   Not worth the road trip.
>> >  
>> >  
>> >  
>> >    your critical thinker  :-/
>> >  
>> >    -Bruce D.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > It must be just fine. The seller says it's read to play, "Strawberry
>> > Fields," right now. What a DEAL!!!! It's a bargain at 1/10th the
> cost....
>> > maybe
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
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