The Mellotron Group

Nic,
 
I think I have a photo of a pile of Birotrons that you sent me years back.  
I believe there were three in the photo. Two restorable and one parts 
machine. I  wondered whatever happened. Thanks for the post.
 
No hard feelings, I hope. By the way, Chris Dale has one of Dave's  
prototypes with the horizontal cassette arrangement you described. He is  currently 
restoring it. As for the rest of them, the production machines, though  
well engineered, were flawed. They went the way of the Optigan and the  
Orchestron.
 
Mellotrons survived because the concept worked and enough were produced and 
 used to mark their place in history, and like neckties, the have come back 
into  vogue. (although the do sound better than neckties)
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 4/14/2009 5:14:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nic@thepub.org.uk writes:

I hope  this helps to put things into perspective. I have tried to be 
as objective  as possible and should anyone wish to discuss further 
you may. of course,  email me off list.

Regards,

Nic  Lewis


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