For Sale:
Mellotron 400S, Serial #878. I purchased it around 1986 from the personal collection of
Roger Dumas, owner of Roger Dodger Music in Mpls., MN (if anyone knows him,
tell him Skip says “hi.”) It came
with a homemade Anvil case stenciled Mason Profit (their one hit was “Two
Hangmen Hangin’ from a Tree”) that was so wobbly I never used it, and ended up
abandoning it somewhere.
It is in working condition, except for the low and high D keys; the high
has more wow and flutter than it should, and the low has stiction to the point
it won’t play the whole length of tape.
It has the original paint that has yellowed, with the dings you would
expect (I can post pictures, if you like.) I will include a new (in 1986) set of tapes loaded in a
frame in an attractive leatherette briefcase that I purchased from the
Mellotron Corp. when I bought the keyboard. The salesman told me that they were new recordings of the
original masters that were several db hotter than the original set, with a
better snr. I had good intentions,
but never got around to installing them.
I also have two (what I believe are) mimeographed copies of the owner’s
manual; they are stapled together and begin on page three with the introduction
and end on page 33 with hand drawn schematics of the scope check points, power
supply, and attenuator. I will
also include the instructions Mellotron sent me for installing the new set of
tapes, and some sales brochures for Novatron stuff.
My asking price is $4,000, shipping and insurance not
included. I’m open to suggestions
for shipping; I live in the Twin Cities, and a sightseeing trip here may be the
best solution.
Please call or write if you have any questions, and I’m so
glad there are still people out there who still love these things.
Skip Davis
651-336-1264
skipsnips@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: gino wong
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, Sep 8, 2009 10:46 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron for sale
Where are you at (city). serail# and how much you want.
Everybody is going to ask you the same thing.
gino
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魚手
Gino Wong
Studio Manager, Engineer
LBPH
(800) 222-1754
ginowong@gmail.com
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:00 PM, skipsnips <skipsnips@aol.com> wrote:
I've got a Mellotron for sale. If anyone's interested, Id be happy to provide details...
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魚手
Gino Wong
Studio Manager, Engineer
LBPH
(800) 222-1754
ginowong@gmail.com