On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:53 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
While waiting for Martin's reply, I'm going to guess... I think that it was because white was cheap and easy to get. Also, white was easy to match.Frank
I'll weigh in on this in Martin's stead. I was told by Mellotronics back in 1972 that they were painting them white because that colour picked up stage lighting so well.