The Mellotron Group

I have posted some photos of the completed White Novatron on the home  page 
in the photos section. This project turned into a full-blown restoration  
due to the terrible condition of the machine. The owner purchased it as a  
restored machine in excellent condition from Streetly back in 2003 and then 
let  it go completely to waste because of poor storage, handling and zero  
maintenance. It became a rotted, rusted and corroded mess. It turned out to be 
a  lovely machine and with the new Streetly tapes it sounds wonderful and 
plays  great. I will be taking it and (hopefully) the formerly blue Mellotron 
to  NEARfest this year.
 
For those that can view them, here are some photos of another machine I  
have also just completed. M400S # 438. UPS crushed the lid in and broke the  
cabinet as well as breaking the Mellotron frame off its wood mounts and 
putting  compound bends in the main frame and the keyboard frame as well.
 
I will upload a whole series of photos of this machine to the home page as  
it was an interesting project.
 
 

          
The frame side rails  were badly bent and because the were "L" shaped, it 
was difficult to  get them perfectly straight again. It was necessary to 
completely  disassemble the frame.
   
My camera lens makes  all close of photos distorted.
   
This frame is  absolutely straight.
   
Ready for the  cabinet
   
The left side was  nearly completely broken away.
   
Glued and  rescrewed
   
Rear frame mount  reglued and with two screws added.
   
Primed and ready for  paint
   
The front of the lid  was sheared off.
   
Main frame  reinstalled
   
Room for a small child  
  
Ready to go  home
   
I  like black wire looms.
   
Finished keyboard. No  matter how much you do to recondition old rollers, 
new ones make all  the difference in the world and are a great  investment.