The Mellotron Group

From: Bruce Daily
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Some Mellotron work
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 10:33 PM

Hey Frank-

Holey Blue Tron! Of course we remember it. I dunno, the blue kinda grows on you... But, who am I to question a 'Tron Tech with a M4000?

Love to see it when it's finished. Have fun stripping ol' Blue.

-Bruce D.

#1221

--- On Thu, 9/10/09, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:

From: lsf5275@aol.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Some Mellotron work
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 4:07 PM

Some of you might remember the Blue Mellotron ( #1018) with the Unicorn on it. Well, it soon will be white again (although I am retaining the blue back panel with the unicorns on it). Here are some photos of it as I continue to bring it back from the horror that it was. It already has a new owner who is patiently awaiting its return to service.

I have also just completed restoration of #1342. The photos of it are at the bottom. The owner elected not to have the cabinet refinished on the outside. It sounds incredible.

;

Frank

M-400 386 ( The Black one)

M4000 #16

Just so you remember, this is it.

Sweet!

Obviously not played in a while

I imagine some of this dust is 1970s dust.

Someone tries to make it play looped tapes.

As you can see, no spill box.

It has one now.

Awaiting the cabinet. I am rebuilding the keyboard now.

I tried painting the inside blue but found it overwhelming, so its new owner agreed that we will paint the whole thing white again. It used to be black for a while before it was painted blue. I have since re-veneered the edges and stripped it to bare wood.

1342 - A new motor is always a good investment. The heavier gage, stronger late model frame only requires one lower spill box bracket.

1342

1342 ready to play

Auto polishing compound cleaned up a lot of the scratches and got rid of the yellow in the paint.