The Mellotron Group

Frank, there are very few people whose opinion on this subject would be
backed up by as much experience.
>
> In a message dated 10/24/2008 9:13:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> tomdcour@amnh.org writes:
>
> I\u2019m  not saying I want this to be the case , I\u2019m just wondering why it
> isn\u2019t
> 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\u2019t look
> that
> bad.  TD
>
>
>
> Because there's a lot more to fixing that machine than meets the eye.
> Straightening warped keys is a bitch. It takes a lot of time. I've spent
> months
> working on a keyboard (spare time of course) because every key is
> different from
> the next and no two keyboards are exactly alike.
>
> Also, fewer people desire Mellotrons than Fender guitars. Few people even
> know what one is.
>
> Lastly, sprucing up a Fender is a lot easier than fixing up a Mellotron. I
> can tell you from  experience that you can sink a ton of hours into one to
>  get
> it right.
>
> Frank
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